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Household of James Allison (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ratho, 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.

James Allison and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allison, born in 1844 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allison, born in 1843 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Michael (born 1804 in Ireland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Allison's household

Male

James

Allison

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allison

Wife
Female

Mary

Allison

Daughter
Male

William

Allison

Son
Male

James

Allison

Son
Female

Jessie

Allison

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Allison

Daughter
Male

Michael

Relly

Servant
Male

Robert

Weir

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Rafferty

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McLay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Allison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allison

Head

Married

37

1844

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Allison

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Allison

Daughter

-

12

1869

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Allison

Son

-

8

1873

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Allison

Son

-

7

1874

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Allison

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Allison

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael

Relly

Servant

Unmarried

77

1804

Ireland

Robert

Weir

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Rafferty

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

McLay

Servant

-

15

1866

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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