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Household of Helen Jacob (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Helen Jacob and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Jacob, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; William (born 1868 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George F (born 1870 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James L (born 1872 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John T (born 1874 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander Mcnill (born 1875 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Mother, Barbara (born 1820 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen's Brother, John (born 1859 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Helen Jacob's household

Female

Helen

Jacob

Head
Male

William

Jacob

Son
Male

George F

Jacob

Son
Male

James L

Jacob

Son
Male

John T

Jacob

Son
Male

Alexander Mcnill

Jacob

Son
Male

Charles

Jacob

Son
Female

Barbara

Muir

Mother
Male

John

Muir

Brother
First name(s) Helen
Last name Jacob
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Jacob

Head

Widow

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Jacob

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George F

Jacob

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James L

Jacob

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John T

Jacob

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander Mcnill

Jacob

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Jacob

Son

-

2

1879

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Muir

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Brother

Unmarried

22

1859

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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