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Household of James Blair (born 1825, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Blair and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blair, born in 1825 in Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Blair, born in 1834 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen Stuart (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Mary Duncan, born in 1800 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland.


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James Blair's household

Male

James

Blair

Head
Female

Catherine

Blair

Wife
Male

James

Blair

Son
Male

John

Blair

Son
Male

David

Blair

Son
Female

Mary B

Blair

Daughter
Male

William

Blair

Son
Male

Alexander

Blair

Son
Male

Thomas

Blair

Son
Female

Helen Stuart

Blair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Duncan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Blair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Blair

Head

Married

56

1825

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Blair

Wife

Married

47

1834

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

James

Blair

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Blair

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Blair

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary B

Blair

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Blair

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Blair

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Blair

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Stuart

Blair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

81

1800

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

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