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Household of James Butter (born 1815, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchtergaven, Perthshire, 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 Butter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Butter, born in 1815 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Thomas (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1853 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1853 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1858 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Mary (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Butter's household

Male

James

Butter

Head
Male

Thomas

Butter

Son
Female

Susan

Butter

Daughter
Male

James

Butter

Son
Male

Alexander

Butter

Son
Male

John

Butter

Son
Female

Mary

McGregor

Niece
Female

Maggie

Cameron

Servant
Male

William

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Butter
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Butter

Head

Widower

66

1815

Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Butter

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Susan

Butter

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Butter

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Butter

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Butter

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McGregor

Niece

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

Maggie

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

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