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Household of Daniel Black (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Daniel Black and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Daniel Black, born in 1851 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Daniel was the head of the household, married to Helen Black, born in 1853 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1876 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Daniel's Boarder, William (born 1861 in At Sea) and Daniel's Cousin, James (born 1867 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Daniel Black's household

Male

Daniel

Black

Head
Female

Helen

Black

Wife
Female

Jane

Black

Daughter
Male

John

Black

Son
Female

Margaret

Black

Daughter
Male

James

Black

Son
Male

William

Hook

Boarder
Male

James

Dick

Cousin
First name(s) Daniel
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Daniel

Black

Head

Married

30

1851

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Black

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Jane

Black

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

John

Black

Son

-

3

1878

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Margaret

Black

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Black

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Hook

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

At Sea

James

Dick

Cousin

Unmarried

14

1867

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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