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Household of James Dunn (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dunn, born in 1824 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dunn, born in 1827 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert M (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David K (born 1864 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1867 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1803 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1877 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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James Dunn's household

Male

James

Dunn

Head
Female

Mary

Dunn

Wife
Male

Robert M

Dunn

Son
Female

Margaret

Dunn

Daughter
Male

David K

Dunn

Son
Male

Alexander

Dunn

Son
Female

Mary

Dunn

Mother
Male

Robert

Maxwell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dunn

Head

Married

57

1824

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Dunn

Wife

Married

54

1827

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert M

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dunn

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David K

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Dunn

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Maxwell

Boarder

-

4

1877

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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