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Household of William Johnstone (born 1859, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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 1859 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Johnstone, born in 1849 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas Hislop (born 1879 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1880 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Agnes Jane (born 1865 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Hannah (born 1863 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1867 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1864 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Johnstone's household

Male

William

Johnstone

Head
Female

Margaret

Johnstone

Wife
Male

James

Johnstone

Son
Male

Thomas Hislop

Johnstone

Son
Female

Sarah

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Agnes Jane

Wilson

Servant
Female

Hannah

McGlasson

Servant
Male

John

Hutton

Servant
Male

John

Irvine

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Johnstone

Head

Married

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnstone

Wife

Married

32

1849

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Johnstone

Son

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas Hislop

Johnstone

Son

-

2

1879

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Johnstone

Daughter

-

1

1880

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes Jane

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Hannah

McGlasson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Hutton

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Irvine

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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