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Household of William Johnstone (born 1836, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Johnstone and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Johnstone, born in 1836 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Johnstone, born in 1836 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Walter (born 1860 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, Walter Riddell, born in 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Johnstone's household

Male

William

Johnstone

Head
Female

Margaret

Johnstone

Wife
Male

Walter

Johnstone

Son
Male

Alexander

Johnstone

Son
Male

James

Johnstone

Son
Male

George

Johnstone

Son
Male

Thomas

Johnstone

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

Walter

Riddell

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Johnstone

Head

Married

45

1836

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnstone

Wife

Married

45

1836

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Walter

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Johnstone

Son

-

14

1867

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

James

Johnstone

Son

-

11

1870

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

George

Johnstone

Son

-

9

1872

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Johnstone

Son

-

6

1875

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Johnstone

Daughter

-

0

1881

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Walter

Riddell

Nephew

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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