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Household of James Brebner (born 1840, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Brebner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brebner, born in 1840 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jemima H Brebner, born in 1853 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jeanie T (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James H (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen S (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Brebner's household

Male

James

Brebner

Head
Female

Jemima H

Brebner

Wife
Female

Jeanie T

Brebner

Daughter
Male

James H

Brebner

Son
Female

Helen S

Brebner

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
Female

Isabella

Carr

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brebner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brebner

Head

Married

41

1840

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jemima H

Brebner

Wife

Married

28

1853

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jeanie T

Brebner

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James H

Brebner

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen S

Brebner

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Carr

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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