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Household of George Douglas (born 1815, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, Midlothian, 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.

George Douglas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Douglas, born in 1815 in Middleton, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1840 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Sister-In-Law, Betsy (born 1818 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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George Douglas's household

Male

George

Douglas

Head
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Female

Marion

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Brownlie

Sister-In-Law
Female

Ellen

Mathieson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Black

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Douglas

Head

Widower

66

1815

Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

41

1840

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betsy

Brownlie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

63

1818

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Mathieson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Black

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Midlothian, Scotland

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