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Household of James Clark (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 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 Clark and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clark, born in 1840 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie Clark, born in 1848 in Bargrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Adam (born 1878 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Gilbert Mcj (born 1881 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Margaret (born 1838 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1812 in Bargrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Clark's household

Male

James

Clark

Head
Female

Maggie

Clark

Wife
Female

Margaret

Clark

Sister
Male

Adam

Clark

Son
Female

Helen

Clark

Daughter
Male

James

Clark

Son
Male

Gilbert Mcj

Clark

Son
Female

Margaret

McMillan

Servant
Female

Jane

McNair

Servant
Female

Janet

Moffat

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clark

Head

Married

41

1840

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Clark

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bargrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Clark

Sister

Unmarried

43

1838

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Adam

Clark

Son

-

3

1878

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Clark

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Clark

Son

-

1

1880

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Gilbert Mcj

Clark

Son

-

0

1881

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McMillan

Servant

Widow

69

1812

Bargrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

McNair

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Moffat

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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