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Household of George Slight (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Slight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Slight, born in 1834 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane L Slight, born in 1837 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), George L (born 1873 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ann H (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1811 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Sister-In-Law, Elspeth (born 1851 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Slight's household

Male

George

Slight

Head
Female

Jane L

Slight

Wife
Male

William

Slight

Son
Male

George L

Slight

Son
Female

Ann H

Slight

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gartly

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elspeth

Longmuir

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) George
Last name Slight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Slight

Head

Married

47

1834

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane L

Slight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Slight

Son

-

11

1870

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

George L

Slight

Son

-

8

1873

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann H

Slight

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gartly

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Longmuir

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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