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Household of James Dunbar (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Speymouth, Moray, 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 Dunbar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dunbar, born in 1840 in Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander David (born 1874 in Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland) and Christina Elspeth (born 1879 in Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, John (born 1860 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Dunbar's household

Male

James

Dunbar

Head
Male

James

Dunbar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dunbar

Daughter
Male

Alexander David

Dunbar

Son
Female

Christina Elspeth

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Grant

Servant
Male

John

Grant

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dunbar
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dunbar

Head

Widower

41

1840

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Dunbar

Son

-

14

1867

Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dunbar

Daughter

-

12

1869

Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Dunbar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dunbar

Daughter

-

9

1872

Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander David

Dunbar

Son

-

7

1874

Elgin, Banffshire, Scotland

Christina Elspeth

Dunbar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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