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Household of David Whale (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Collessie, 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 Whale and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Whale, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Whale, born in 1847 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William R (born 1874 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), Jessie Tullis (born 1875 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), David Turpie (born 1876 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland) and Helen Turpie (born 1878 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Janet Shepherd, born in 1866 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland.


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David Whale's household

Male

David

Whale

Head
Female

Catherine

Whale

Wife
Male

William R

Whale

Son
Female

Jessie Tullis

Whale

Daughter
Male

David Turpie

Whale

Son
Female

Helen Turpie

Whale

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shepherd

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Whale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Whale

Head

Married

33

1848

England

Catherine

Whale

Wife

Married

34

1847

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

William R

Whale

Son

-

7

1874

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Jessie Tullis

Whale

Daughter

-

6

1875

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

David Turpie

Whale

Son

-

5

1876

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Helen Turpie

Whale

Daughter

-

3

1878

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Shepherd

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

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