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Household of James Drysdale (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 Drysdale and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drysdale, born in 1838 in Falkland, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret R Drysdale, born in 1838 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1862 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), Rachel (born 1863 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), Richard (born 1866 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Drysdale's household

Male

James

Drysdale

Head
Female

Margaret R

Drysdale

Wife
Male

Robert

Drysdale

Son
Female

Rachel

Drysdale

Daughter
Male

Richard

Drysdale

Son
Female

Christina

Drysdale

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Drysdale

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Drysdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drysdale

Head

Married

43

1838

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret R

Drysdale

Wife

Married

43

1838

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Drysdale

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Drysdale

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Richard

Drysdale

Son

-

15

1866

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Drysdale

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Drysdale

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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