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Household of James Harper (born 1838, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alvah, Banffshire, 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 Harper and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harper, born in 1838 in Marnoch, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Harper, born in 1842 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1862 in Banffshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Banffshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1806 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1866 in Banffshire, Scotland).
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James Harper's household
James
Harper
Head
Mary
Harper
Wife
Maggie
Harper
Daughter
Robert
Harper
Son
James
Harper
Son
George
Harper
Son
Mary
Laing
Mother-In-Law
Mary
Minty
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Harper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Harper | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Harper | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Harper | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Harper | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
James | Harper | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
George | Harper | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Laing | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 75 | 1806 | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Minty | Visitor | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Banffshire, Scotland |
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