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Household of James Douglas (born 1826, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Douglas, born in 1826 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Douglas, born in 1823 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1854 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1856 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Jessie Robertson, born in 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Douglas's household

Male

James

Douglas

Head
Female

Jessie

Douglas

Wife
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Douglas

Head

Married

55

1826

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Douglas

Wife

Married

58

1823

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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