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Household of Gordon Harper (born 1816, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Gordon Harper and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gordon Harper, born in 1816 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Gordon was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Margaret (born 1835 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Christina H (born 1838 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Gordon's Granddaughter, Gordon (born 1865 in -), Gordon's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1870 in England), Gordon's Niece, Christina (born 1864 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Gordon's Niece, Martha (born 1821 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Gordon's Servant, Agnes (born 1846 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Gordon's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Gordon's -, Robert (born 1865 in Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Gordon Harper's household

Female

Gordon

Harper

Head
Female

Margaret

Harper

Daughter
Female

Christina H

Dalziel

Daughter
Female

Gordon

Dalziel

Granddaughter
Female

Janet

Dalziel

Granddaughter
Female

Christina

McCall

Niece
Female

Martha

?

Niece
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Servant
Female

Jane

Corson

Servant
Male

Robert

McCall

-
First name(s) Gordon
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gordon

Harper

Head

Widow

65

1816

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harper

Daughter

Unmarried

46

1835

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christina H

Dalziel

Daughter

Married

43

1838

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Gordon

Dalziel

Granddaughter

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Janet

Dalziel

Granddaughter

Unmarried

11

1870

England

Christina

McCall

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Martha

?

Niece

Unmarried

60

1821

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Corson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

McCall

-

Unmarried

16

1865

Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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