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Household of James Couper (born 1814, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 Couper and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Couper, born in 1814 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Stark, born in 1831 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robina (born 1861 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Martha (born 1876 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Maryann (born 1859 in Ireland), James's Visitor, James (born 1840 in Fife, Scotland), James's Visitor, Grace (born 1833 in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland), James's Visitor, Jessie (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Visitor, Barbra (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Visitor, Grace (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Visitor, Martha (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Jemima (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Couper's household

Male

James

Couper

Head
Female

Martha

Stark

Wife
Female

Robina

Stark

Daughter
Female

Martha

Couper

Daughter
Female

Maryann

Ryan

Boarder
Male

James

Stark

Visitor
Female

Grace

Simpson

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Stark

Visitor
Female

Barbra

Stark

Visitor
Female

Grace

Stark

Visitor
Female

Martha

Stark

Visitor
Female

Jemima

Stark

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Couper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Couper

Head

Married

67

1814

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Martha

Stark

Wife

Married

50

1831

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Robina

Stark

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Martha

Couper

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Maryann

Ryan

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

James

Stark

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

Grace

Simpson

Visitor

Married

48

1833

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Stark

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbra

Stark

Visitor

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Stark

Visitor

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Martha

Stark

Visitor

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Stark

Visitor

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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