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Household of David Emsley (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Emsley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Emsley, born in 1833 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ann Emsley, born in 1838 in Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1865 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jemima (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother-In-Law, Jessie Webster, born in 1808 in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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David Emsley's household

Male

David

Emsley

Head
Female

Ann

Emsley

Wife
Female

Ann

Emsley

Daughter
Male

Robert

Emsley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Emsley

Daughter
Male

James

Emsley

Son
Female

Jemima

Emsley

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Webster

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Emsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Emsley

Head

Married

48

1833

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Emsley

Wife

Married

43

1838

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Emsley

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Emsley

Son

-

12

1869

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Emsley

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Emsley

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Emsley

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Webster

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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