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Household of Robert Johnston (born 1840, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Johnston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Johnston, born in 1840 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Johnston, born in 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Jane Brown, born in 1865 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Johnston's household

Male

Robert

Johnston

Head
Female

Ann

Johnston

Wife
Male

John

Johnston

Son
Male

Donald

Johnston

Son
Female

Mary

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Johnston

Son
Female

Jane

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Johnston

Head

Married

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Johnston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Donald

Johnston

Son

-

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Duncan

Johnston

Son

-

1

1880

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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