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Household of James Erskine (born 1833, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 Erskine and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Erskine, born in 1833 in Greenock, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Erskine, born in 1825 in Greenock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Malcolm (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, James (born 1823 in Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James Erskine's household

Male

James

Erskine

Head
Female

Mary

Erskine

Wife
Male

Malcolm

Brown

Step Son
Male

James

Erskine

Son
Male

John

Erskine

Son
Male

James

McKie

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Erskine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Greenock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Erskine

Head

Married

48

1833

Greenock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Erskine

Wife

-

56

1825

Greenock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Brown

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Erskine

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Erskine

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

McKie

Visitor

Unmarried

58

1823

Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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