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Household of James Douglas (born 1842, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Douglas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Douglas, born in 1842 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Douglas, born in 1846 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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James Douglas's household

Male

James

Douglas

Head
Female

Janet

Douglas

Wife
Male

Thomas

Douglas

Son
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Female

Isabella

Douglas

Daughter
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Male

Andrew

Douglas

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Douglas

Head

Married

39

1842

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Douglas

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

-

12

1869

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

-

10

1871

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Douglas

Daughter

-

8

1873

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

-

5

1876

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Douglas

Son

-

1

1880

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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