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Household of James Ferguson (born 1844, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South 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 Ferguson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ferguson, born in 1844 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ferguson, born in 1851 in Croy, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Murdoch McDonald, born in 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
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James Ferguson's household
James
Ferguson
Head
Margaret
Ferguson
Wife
John
Ferguson
Son
Elizabeth
Ferguson
Daughter
James
Ferguson
Son
Murdoch
McDonald
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Ferguson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Ferguson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Ferguson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Croy, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
John | Ferguson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Ferguson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Ferguson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Murdoch | McDonald | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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