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Household of James Fortune (born 1847, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Fortune and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fortune, born in 1847 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Fortune, born in 1850 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1866 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Jane Lyon, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Fortune's household

Male

James

Fortune

Head
Female

Catherine

Fortune

Wife
Male

George

Fortune

Son
Female

Jane

Lyon

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fortune

Head

Married

34

1847

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Fortune

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

George

Fortune

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Lyon

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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