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Household of John Cumming (born 1820, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stair, Ayrshire, 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.

John Cumming and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cumming, born in 1820 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cumming, born in 1833 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Andrew, born 1859 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Tarance (born 1836 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Jane (born 1843 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1844 in Ireland).


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John Cumming's household

Male

John

Cumming

Head
Female

Jane

Cumming

Wife
Male

Andrew

Cumming

Son
Male

Tarance

McGibbon

Boarder
Female

Jane

McGibbon

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

McGibbon

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Bowman

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cumming
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cumming

Head

Married

61

1820

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Cumming

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Cumming

Son

Married

22

1859

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Tarance

McGibbon

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Jane

McGibbon

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Elizabeth

McGibbon

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowman

Boarder

Widow

37

1844

Ireland

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