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Household of James Barras (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

James Barras and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Barras, born in 1836 in Stanley, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rachel Barras, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William G (born 1868 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie M (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Florence H (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice S (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Hannah (born 1862 in Ireland).


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James Barras's household

Male

James

Barras

Head
Female

Rachel

Barras

Wife
Male

William G

Barras

Son
Female

Maggie M

Barras

Daughter
Female

Florence H

Barras

Daughter
Female

Alice S

Barras

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Servant
Female

Hannah

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Barras
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Barras

Head

Married

45

1836

Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland

Rachel

Barras

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G

Barras

Son

-

13

1868

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie M

Barras

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Florence H

Barras

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice S

Barras

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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