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Household of James Douglas (born 1851, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Douglas and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Douglas, born in 1851 in Alderston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Douglas, born in 1852 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1876 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Selina (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, David Douglas, born in 1861 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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James Douglas's household
James
Douglas
Head
Jane
Douglas
Wife
Elizabeth
Douglas
Daughter
James
Douglas
Son
Peter
Douglas
Son
Selina
Douglas
Daughter
David
Douglas
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Douglas |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Alderston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Douglas | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Alderston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Douglas | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Douglas | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Douglas | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Peter | Douglas | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Selina | Douglas | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Douglas | Visitor | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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