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Household of David Birrell (born 1855, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wemyss, Fife, 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.

David Birrell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Birrell, born in 1855 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jemima Birrell, born in 1854 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina (born 1877 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Helen K (born 1879 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Grandmother, Christina (born 1793 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Robert (born 1854 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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David Birrell's household

Male

David

Birrell

Head
Female

Jemima

Birrell

Wife
Female

Christina

Birrell

Daughter
Male

David

Birrell

Son
Female

Helen K

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Christina

Baxter

Grandmother
Male

Robert

Wishart

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Birrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Birrell

Head

Married

26

1855

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Birrell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Birrell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

David

Birrell

Son

-

4

1877

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Helen K

Birrell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Baxter

Grandmother

Widow

88

1793

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wishart

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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