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Household of James Fortune (born 1827, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whittinghame, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Fortune and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fortune, born in 1827 in Longformacus, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Fortune, born in 1843 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1873 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1876 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Betsy Fortune, born in 1851 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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James Fortune's household

Male

James

Fortune

Head
Female

Helen

Fortune

Wife
Male

James

Fortune

Son
Male

Andrew

Fortune

Son
Male

Thomas

Fortune

Son
Female

Betsy

Fortune

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fortune

Head

Married

54

1827

Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland

Helen

Fortune

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Fortune

Son

-

8

1873

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Fortune

Son

-

6

1875

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Fortune

Son

-

5

1876

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Betsy

Fortune

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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