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Household of George Hunter (born 1839, Berwickshire)

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.

George Hunter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Hunter, born in 1839 in Lauder, Berwickshire, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Hunter, born in 1838 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; George (born 1859 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alison (born 1871 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother-In-Law, Jane Brodie, born in 1791 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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George Hunter's household

Male

George

Hunter

Head
Female

Jane

Hunter

Wife
Male

George

Hunter

Son
Male

John

Hunter

Son
Male

James

Hunter

Son
Male

William

Hunter

Son
Female

Jane

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Alison

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Janet

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Helen

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brodie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) George
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Hunter

Head

Married

42

1839

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Hunter

Wife

Married

43

1838

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland

James

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alison

Hunter

Daughter

-

10

1871

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Hunter

Daughter

-

7

1874

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Hunter

Daughter

-

3

1878

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Brodie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

90

1791

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

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