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Household of Betsy McVey (born 1839)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.
Betsy McVey and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy McVey, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Ellen (born 1860 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Edward (born 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland), Martha (born 1868 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1870 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1872 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Betsy's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1879 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Betsy's Granddaughter, Martha (born 1881 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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Betsy McVey's household
Betsy
McVey
Head
Ellen
Eskdale
Daughter
Edward
McVey
Son
Martha
McVey
Daughter
John
McVey
Son
Elisabeth
McVey
Daughter
Ellen
Eskdale
Granddaughter
Martha
Eskdale
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Betsy |
| Last name | McVey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Betsy | McVey | Head | Widow | 42 | 1839 | Ireland | |
Ellen | Eskdale | Daughter | Married | 21 | 1860 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Edward | McVey | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Martha | McVey | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | McVey | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elisabeth | McVey | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Ellen | Eskdale | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Martha | Eskdale | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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