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Household of James Comely (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Comely and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Comely, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Comely, born in 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Hyslop, born in 1831 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Comely's household

Male

James

Comely

Head
Female

Jane

Comely

Wife
Male

Thomas

Comely

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Comely

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Comely

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Comely

Daughter
Male

James

Hyslop

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Comely
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Comely

Head

Married

34

1847

England

Jane

Comely

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Comely

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Comely

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Comely

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Comely

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hyslop

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Ayrshire, Scotland

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