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Household of Christopher Scaife (born 1843, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoddom, 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.

Christopher Scaife and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Scaife, born in 1843 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scaife, born in 1844 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Nancy (born 1869 in Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Mother-In-Law, Nancy (born 1816 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Christopher's Nephew, William (born 1873 in England).


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Christopher Scaife's household

Male

Christopher

Scaife

Head
Female

Margaret

Scaife

Wife
Female

Nancy

Scaife

Daughter
Female

Jane

Scaife

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Scaife

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Gilbertson

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Gilbertson

Nephew
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Scaife
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Scaife

Head

Married

38

1843

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scaife

Wife

Married

37

1844

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Nancy

Scaife

Daughter

-

12

1869

Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Scaife

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary A

Scaife

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Nancy

Gilbertson

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

65

1816

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Gilbertson

Nephew

-

8

1873

England

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