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Household of William Johnston (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

William Johnston and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Johnston, born in 1839 in Newcastle, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Johnston, born in 1841 in -. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Annie (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), David (born 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Grace (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), George (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Minnie (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah Mc Kevi, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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William Johnston's household

Male

William

Johnston

Head
Female

Sarah

Johnston

Wife
Female

Mary

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Annie

Johnston

Daughter
Male

David

Johnston

Son
Female

Grace

Johnston

Daughter
Male

William

Johnston

Son
Female

Sarah

Johnston

Daughter
Male

George

Johnston

Son
Female

Minnie

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mc Kevi

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Johnston

Head

Married

42

1839

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Johnston

Wife

Married

40

1841

-

Mary

Johnston

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Johnston

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

David

Johnston

Son

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Grace

Johnston

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Johnston

Son

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Sarah

Johnston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Johnston

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Minnie

Johnston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Sarah

Mc Kevi

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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