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Household of James Barclay (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchtermuchty, Fife, 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 Barclay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Barclay, born in 1841 in Strathmiglo, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rachel Barclay, born in 1844 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1874 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland) and Rachel (born 1880 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Scott, born in 1804 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland.


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James Barclay's household

Male

James

Barclay

Head
Female

Rachel

Barclay

Wife
Female

Ann

Barclay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Barclay

Son
Male

David

Barclay

Son
Female

Rachel

Barclay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Barclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Barclay

Head

Married

40

1841

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Barclay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Barclay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Barclay

Son

-

5

1876

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

David

Barclay

Son

-

3

1878

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Barclay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

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