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Household of James Chesney (born 1835, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Chesney and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Chesney, born in 1835 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chesney, born in 1843 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Ann Kennedy, born in 1865 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland.
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James Chesney's household
James
Chesney
Head
Margaret
Chesney
Wife
James
Chesney
Son
Jane
Chesney
Daughter
Mary Ann
Kennedy
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Chesney |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Chesney | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Chesney | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Chesney | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Chesney | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Kennedy | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland |
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