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Household of William Johnston (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 1853 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Johnston, born in 1856 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1831 in Ireland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1851 in Ireland).


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William Johnston's household

Male

William

Johnston

Head
Female

Anne

Johnston

Wife
Male

Alexander

Johnston

Son
Male

William J

Johnston

Son
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Wilson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
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

28

1853

Ireland

Anne

Johnston

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Alexander

Johnston

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Johnston

Son

-

3

1878

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Mother-In-Law

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Jane

Wilson

Sister-In-Law

-

30

1851

Ireland

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