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Household of Archibald Motion (born 1839, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
Archibald Motion and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Motion, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Jane Motion, born in 1845 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alison (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1875 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), Archibald's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Archibald Motion's household
Archibald
Motion
Head
Jane
Motion
Wife
Jane
Motion
Daughter
Mary
Motion
Daughter
Alison
Motion
Daughter
Archibald
Motion
Son
Maggie
Motion
Daughter
Alexander
Motion
Son
Catherine
Motion
Daughter
William
Donn
Boarder
John
Hay
Boarder
William
Hogg
Boarder
| First name(s) | Archibald |
| Last name | Motion |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archibald | Motion | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Motion | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Motion | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Motion | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alison | Motion | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Archibald | Motion | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Motion | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Motion | Son | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Motion | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Donn | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland | |
John | Hay | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Hogg | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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