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Household of Gavin Whitelaw (born 1826, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.
Gavin Whitelaw and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Whitelaw, born in 1826 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Ann Whitelaw, born in 1847 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1876 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Boarder, Andrew Strain, born in 1860 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Gavin Whitelaw's household
Gavin
Whitelaw
Head
Ann
Whitelaw
Wife
William
Whitelaw
Son
Jane
Whitelaw
Daughter
Andrew
Whitelaw
Son
Gavin
Whitelaw
Son
Marion
Whitelaw
Daughter
James
Whitelaw
Son
Andrew
Strain
Boarder
| First name(s) | Gavin |
| Last name | Whitelaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gavin | Whitelaw | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Whitelaw | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Whitelaw | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Whitelaw | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Whitelaw | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Gavin | Whitelaw | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Whitelaw | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Whitelaw | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Andrew | Strain | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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