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Household of James Contts (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, Midlothian, 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 Contts and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Contts, born in 1809 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Contts, born in 1805 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane A (born 1855 in Australia), May (born 1861 in England), Mary (born 1868 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland), Donald (born 1877 in England) and Alice (born 1873 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Janet (born 1805 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, James (born 1829 in England) and James's Visitor, Thomas (born 1864 in India).
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James Contts's household
James
Contts
Head
Janet
Contts
Sister
Jane A
Contts
Daughter
May
Contts
Daughter
Mary
Contts
Daughter
Donald
Contts
Son
Alice
Contts
Daughter
Elizabeth
Dempster
Servant
James
Muir
Visitor
Thomas
Muir
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Contts |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth year | 1809 |
| Birth place | Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Contts | Head | Married | 72 | 1809 | Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Contts | Sister | Unmarried | 76 | 1805 | Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane A | Contts | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Australia | |
May | Contts | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | England | |
Mary | Contts | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Donald | Contts | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | England | |
Alice | Contts | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Dempster | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
James | Muir | Visitor | Widower | 52 | 1829 | England | |
Thomas | Muir | Visitor | - | 17 | 1864 | India |
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