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Household of Eliza Down Napier (born 1795, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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.

Eliza Down Napier and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Down Napier, born in 1795 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Eliza Down was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Eliza Dalrymple (born 1822 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Ellenor A (born 1830 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Eliza Down's Granddaughter, Amy Eliza (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza Down's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1833 in England), Eliza Down's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1853 in England), Eliza Down's Servant, Rose (born 1852 in Wales), Eliza Down's Servant, Alison (born 1846 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Eliza Down's Servant, Agness (born 1853 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Eliza Down's Servant, Janet (born 1860 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Eliza Down Napier's household

Female

Eliza Down

Napier

Head
Female

Eliza Dalrymple

Hay

Daughter
Female

Ellenor A

Dalrymple

Daughter
Female

Amy Eliza

Hope

Granddaughter
Female

Elizabeth

Goddard

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Esworthy

Servant
Female

Rose

Mitchell

Servant
Female

Alison

Duncan

Servant
Female

Agness

Bell

Servant
Female

Janet

Tratter

Servant
First name(s) Eliza Down
Last name Napier
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 86
Birth year 1795
Birth place Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza Down

Napier

Head

Widow

86

1795

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Eliza Dalrymple

Hay

Daughter

Married

59

1822

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Ellenor A

Dalrymple

Daughter

Married

51

1830

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Amy Eliza

Hope

Granddaughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Goddard

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

England

Mary Ann

Esworthy

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

England

Rose

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Wales

Alison

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Agness

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Tratter

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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