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Household of Samuel Johnston (born 1828, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

Samuel Johnston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Johnston, born in 1828 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jessie Johnston, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Samuel's Step Son, Alexander (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Samuel's Step Daughter, Jessie (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Samuel Johnston's household

Male

Samuel

Johnston

Head
Female

Jessie

Johnston

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cameron

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cameron

Step Son
Female

Jessie

Cameron

Step Daughter
Female

Mary A

Johnston

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Johnston

Head

Married

53

1828

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Johnston

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Cameron

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Cameron

Step Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Cameron

Step Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Johnston

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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