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Household of James Ferguson (born 1832, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, England
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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 Ferguson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ferguson, born in 1832 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ferguson, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Lilian Mary (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ida Isabel (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Catherine (born 1822 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Cook, Harriet (born 1841 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), James's Sewing Maid, Hannah (born 1846 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), James's House Maid, Margaret (born 1860 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and James's Governess, Louisa (born 1857 in Albrighton, Shropshire, England).
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James Ferguson's household
James
Ferguson
Head
Mary
Ferguson
Wife
Elizabeth Lilian Mary
Ferguson
Daughter
Ida Isabel
Ferguson
Daughter
Catherine
Ferguson
Sister
Harriet
Lewis
Cook
Hannah
Sherlock
Sewing Maid
Margaret
Abbott
House Maid
Louisa
Austin
Governess
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Ferguson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Ferguson | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Ferguson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth Lilian Mary | Ferguson | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Ida Isabel | Ferguson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Ferguson | Sister | Single | 59 | 1822 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Harriet | Lewis | Cook | Single | 40 | 1841 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | |
Hannah | Sherlock | Sewing Maid | Single | 35 | 1846 | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | |
Margaret | Abbott | House Maid | Single | 21 | 1860 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Louisa | Austin | Governess | Single | 24 | 1857 | Albrighton, Shropshire, England |
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