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Household of Robert Johnstone (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Johnstone and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Johnstone, born in 1833 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet B Johnstone, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie Gray (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Violet B (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace W (born 1878 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert W (born 1880 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Helen (born 1833 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Kirkbean, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Robert Johnstone's household

Male

Robert

Johnstone

Head
Female

Janet B

Johnstone

Wife
Female

Annie Gray

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Violet B

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Marion

Gray

Daughter
Female

Grace W

Gray

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Gray

Son
Female

Helen

Buick

Servant
Female

Jane

Heughan

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Johnstone

Head

Married

48

1833

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet B

Johnstone

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie Gray

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Violet B

Johnstone

Daughter

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Johnstone

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marion

Gray

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace W

Gray

Daughter

-

3

1878

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert W

Gray

Son

-

1

1880

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Buick

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Heughan

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Kirkbean, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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