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Household of Benjamin Couperwhite (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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.

Benjamin Couperwhite and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Couperwhite, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Couperwhite, born in 1849 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1877 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Benjamin (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, William Murray, born in 1857 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Benjamin Couperwhite's household

Male

Benjamin

Couperwhite

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Couperwhite

Wife
Female

Mary

Couperwhite

Daughter
Female

Maria

Couperwhite

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Couperwhite

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Couperwhite

Son
Male

William

Murray

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Couperwhite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Couperwhite

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Couperwhite

Wife

Married

32

1849

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Couperwhite

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Couperwhite

Daughter

-

4

1877

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Couperwhite

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Couperwhite

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Murray

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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