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Household of Helen Scobie (born 1829, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Scobie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Scobie, born in 1829 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1857 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1816 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Helen's Son-In-Law, William (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Helen Scobie's household

Female

Helen

Scobie

Head
Male

Alexander

Scobie

Son
Male

William

Scobie

Son
Male

James

Scobie

Son
Female

Margaret

Scobie

Daughter
Male

William

Scobie

Brother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Scobie

Daughter
Male

William

Garvin

Son-In-Law
First name(s) Helen
Last name Scobie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Scobie

Head

Widow

52

1829

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scobie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Scobie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Scobie

Son

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scobie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Scobie

Brother-In-Law

Widower

65

1816

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scobie

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Garvin

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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