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Household of John Irvine (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkoswald, 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 Irvine and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Irvine, born in 1843 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Irvine, born in 1850 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1879 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1880 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Robert (born 1860 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Irvine's household

Male

John

Irvine

Head
Female

Helen

Irvine

Wife
Male

John

Irvine

Son
Male

Joseph

Irvine

Son
Female

Jane

Irvine

Daughter
Male

Robert

Clark

Boarder
Female

Ann

Kowan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Irvine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Irvine

Head

Married

38

1843

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Irvine

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Irvine

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Joseph

Irvine

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Irvine

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Kowan

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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