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Household of David Geddes (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Geddes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Geddes, born in 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen R Geddes, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John R (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen R (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jean R (born 1878 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet T (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Isabella Shaw (born 1859 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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David Geddes's household

Male

David

Geddes

Head
Female

Helen R

Geddes

Wife
Female

Mary

Geddes

Daughter
Male

John R

Geddes

Son
Male

David

Geddes

Son
Female

Helen R

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Jean R

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Janet T

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Isabella Shaw

Bland

Servant
Female

Mary

McQuistan

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Geddes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Geddes

Head

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen R

Geddes

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Geddes

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John R

Geddes

Son

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Geddes

Son

-

7

1874

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen R

Geddes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jean R

Geddes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet T

Geddes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella Shaw

Bland

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McQuistan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland

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