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Household of James Glen (born 1819, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Glen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Glen, born in 1819 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Glen, born in 1817 in Darran, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1852 in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1853 in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1854 in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1858 in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Janet Tait, born in 1864 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Glen's household

Male

James

Glen

Head
Female

Mary

Glen

Wife
Male

John

Glen

Son
Male

Andrew

Glen

Son
Male

Alexander

Glen

Son
Male

Thomas

Glen

Son
Female

Janet

Tait

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Glen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Glen

Head

Married

62

1819

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Glen

Wife

Married

64

1817

Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

John

Glen

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Glen

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Glen

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Glen

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Tait

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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