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Household of David Sligh (born 1824, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Sligh and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sligh, born in 1824 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Sligh, born in 1822 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1854 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1856 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1857 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and James Alexander (born 1864 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1817 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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David Sligh's household
David
Sligh
Head
Jane
Sligh
Wife
David
Sligh
Son
Thomas
Sligh
Son
Robert
Sligh
Son
Janet
Sligh
Daughter
James Alexander
Sligh
Son
John
Thomson
Brother-In-Law
Elizabeth
Murray
Servant
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Sligh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Sligh | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Sligh | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Sligh | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Sligh | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Sligh | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Sligh | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
James Alexander | Sligh | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 64 | 1817 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Murray | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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