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Household of Samuel Johnstone (born 1849, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 Johnstone and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Johnstone, born in 1849 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Janet (born 1873 in England), John (born 1875 in England), Helen (born 1876 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1815 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Samuel's Nephew, William H (born 1864 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Samuel Johnstone's household

Male

Samuel

Johnstone

Head
Female

Janet

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

John

Johnstone

Son
Female

Helen

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

William

Johnstone

Son
Female

Janet

Aymers

Mother-In-Law
Male

William H

Young

Nephew
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Johnstone

Head

Widower

32

1849

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Johnstone

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

John

Johnstone

Son

-

6

1875

England

Helen

Johnstone

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Johnstone

Son

-

0

1881

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Aymers

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William H

Young

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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