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Household of James Desson (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, 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 Desson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Desson, born in 1844 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspet Desson, born in 1826 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Margaret McCarter, born in 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James Desson's household
James
Desson
Head
Elspet
Desson
Wife
John
Desson
Son
Elizabeth
Desson
Daughter
Robert
Desson
Son
Margaret
McCarter
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Desson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Desson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Desson | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Desson | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Desson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Desson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McCarter | Visitor | - | 70 | 1811 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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