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Household of Thomas Johnston (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Johnston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Johnston, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to May Johnston, born in 1841 in -. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), May (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jean (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Johnston's household

Male

Thomas

Johnston

Head
Female

May

Johnston

Wife
Male

John

Johnston

Son
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Son
Female

May

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Jean

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Ann

Johnston

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Johnston

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

May

Johnston

Wife

Married

40

1841

-

John

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Son

-

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Johnston

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean

Johnston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Johnston

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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