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Household of David Ness (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Ness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ness, born in 1844 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Josephine H Ness, born in 1854 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Patrick (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Marian (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Josephine O (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Kate (born 1861 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England) and David's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Sheepshed, Leicestershire, England).


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David Ness's household

Male

David

Ness

Head
Female

Josephine H

Ness

Wife
Male

Patrick

Ness

Son
Female

Marian

Ness

Daughter
Female

Josephine O

Ness

Daughter
Female

Kate

Shipp

Servant
Female

Mary

Fox

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ness

Head

Married

37

1844

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Josephine H

Ness

Wife

Married

27

1854

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Patrick

Ness

Son

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Marian

Ness

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Josephine O

Ness

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Kate

Shipp

Servant

Single

20

1861

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Fox

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheepshed, Leicestershire, England

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