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Household of Isabella May (born 1823, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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.

Isabella May and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella May, born in 1823 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Mary M (born 1849 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1854 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1857 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1861 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Isabella's Granddaughter, Isabella Johnstone, born in 1873 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Isabella May's household

Female

Isabella

May

Head
Female

Mary M

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Isabella

May

Daughter
Male

Walter

May

Son
Male

James

May

Son
Female

Isabella

Johnstone

Granddaughter
First name(s) Isabella
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

May

Head

Widow

58

1823

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary M

Johnstone

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

May

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

May

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

May

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Johnstone

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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