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Household of James Black (born 1839, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Black and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Black, born in 1839 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Black, born in 1842 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1869 in England), George (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hannah (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Benjamin (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Black's household

Male

James

Black

Head
Female

Hannah

Black

Wife
Male

Alexander

Black

Son
Male

William

Black

Son
Male

George

Black

Son
Female

Hannah

Black

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Black

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Black

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Black

Head

Married

42

1839

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Hannah

Black

Wife

Married

39

1842

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Alexander

Black

Son

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Black

Son

-

12

1869

England

George

Black

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah

Black

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Black

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Black

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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