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Household of Andrew Carnegie (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

Andrew Carnegie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Carnegie, born in 1836 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 11 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Elspet Carnegie, born in 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Charlotte (born 1881 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Step Son, William (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Andrew's Step Son, Henry (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Andrew's Step Son, Andrew (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Andrew's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Andrew Carnegie's household

Male

Andrew

Carnegie

Head
Female

Elspet

Carnegie

Wife
Male

Andrew

Carnegie

Son
Male

Thomas

Carnegie

Son
Male

David

Carnegie

Son
Male

William

Carnegie

Son
Male

William

Black

Step Son
Male

Henry

Black

Step Son
Male

Andrew

Black

Step Son
Female

Catherine

Black

Step Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Carnegie

Daughter
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Carnegie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Carnegie

Head

Married

45

1836

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elspet

Carnegie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Carnegie

Son

-

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Carnegie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

David

Carnegie

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Carnegie

Son

-

11

1870

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Black

Step Son

-

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Black

Step Son

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Black

Step Son

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Black

Step Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Charlotte

Carnegie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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