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Household of David Usher (born 1853, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abbotshall Kirkcaldy, 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 Usher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Usher, born in 1853 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Usher, born in 1846 in Beath, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1878 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Jo (born 1881 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1870 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), David's Step Son, John (born 1872 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and David's Servant, Maggie (born 1865 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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David Usher's household

Male

David

Usher

Head
Female

Margaret

Usher

Wife
Female

Maggie

Pearson

Step Daughter
Male

John

Pearson

Step Son
Male

David

Usher

Son
Female

Jane

Usher

Daughter
Male

Jo

Usher

Son
Female

Maggie

McGillivray

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Usher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Usher

Head

Married

28

1853

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Usher

Wife

Married

35

1846

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Pearson

Step Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Pearson

Step Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

David

Usher

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Usher

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jo

Usher

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

McGillivray

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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