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Household of James Collins (born 1827, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Collins and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Collins, born in 1827 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Simpson Collins, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Ellen Hunter, born in 1821 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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James Collins's household
James
Collins
Head
Simpson
Collins
Wife
Helen
Collins
Daughter
James
Collins
Son
Jessie
Collins
Daughter
John
Collins
Son
Henry
Collins
Son
Ellen
Hunter
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Collins |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Collins | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Simpson | Collins | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Helen | Collins | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Collins | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Collins | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Collins | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Collins | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Hunter | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 60 | 1821 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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