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Household of William Johnston (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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.

William Johnston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Johnston, born in 1833 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Johnston, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Mary Bowney, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Johnston's household

Male

William

Johnston

Head
Female

Sarah

Johnston

Wife
Male

William

Johnston

Son
Male

Samuel

Johnston

Son
Female

Mary

Bowney

Step Daughter
Female

Robina

Johnston

Daughter
Male

David

Johnston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Johnston

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Sarah

Johnston

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bowney

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Johnston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Johnston

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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