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Household of James Dunn (born 1831, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Dunn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dunn, born in 1831 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Dunn, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James Philip (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Philip (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and George Balfour (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Agnes (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Nurse, Barbara (born 1831 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland).


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James Dunn's household

Male

James

Dunn

Head
Female

Betsy

Dunn

Wife
Male

James Philip

Dunn

Son
Male

David

Dunn

Son
Male

Robert

Dunn

Son
Male

Philip

Dunn

Son
Male

George Balfour

Dunn

Son
Female

Agnes

McBain

Servant
Female

Barbara

Campbell

Nurse
First name(s) James
Last name Dunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dunn

Head

Married

50

1831

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Betsy

Dunn

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James Philip

Dunn

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Dunn

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Dunn

Son

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Philip

Dunn

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George Balfour

Dunn

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

McBain

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Campbell

Nurse

Widow

50

1831

Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland

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