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Household of James Dunn (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dunn, born in 1837 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen M Dunn, born in 1839 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah H (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas D (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, James (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, Robert (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, David (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Dunn's household

Male

James

Dunn

Head
Female

Helen M

Dunn

Wife
Male

James

Dunn

Son
Male

Andrew

Dunn

Son
Male

Robert

Dunn

Son
Male

John

Dunn

Son
Female

Sarah H

Dunn

Daughter
Male

William

Dunn

Son
Male

Thomas D

Dunn

Son
Male

James

Forsyth

Nephew
Male

Robert

Forsyth

Nephew
Male

David

Barr

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dunn

Head

Married

44

1837

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen M

Dunn

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dunn

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah H

Dunn

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dunn

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas D

Dunn

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Nephew

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forsyth

Nephew

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Barr

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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