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Household of Abel Armstrong (born 1807, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, 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.
Abel Armstrong and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Armstrong, born in 1807 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Armstrong, born in 1810 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1842 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George (born 1843 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Abel's Grandson, Charles (born 1878 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Abel's Servant, Isabella (born 1855 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Abel's Servant, David (born 1861 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Abel's Servant, David (born 1867 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Abel Armstrong's household
Abel
Armstrong
Head
Elizabeth
Armstrong
Wife
Isabella
Armstrong
Daughter
George
Armstrong
Son
Charles
Armstrong
Grandson
Isabella
Murray
Servant
David
Reid
Servant
David
Clark
Servant
| First name(s) | Abel |
| Last name | Armstrong |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth year | 1807 |
| Birth place | Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abel | Armstrong | Head | Married | 74 | 1807 | Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Armstrong | Wife | Married | 71 | 1810 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Armstrong | Daughter | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
George | Armstrong | Son | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Armstrong | Grandson | - | 3 | 1878 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Murray | Servant | - | 26 | 1855 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
David | Reid | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
David | Clark | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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