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Household of James Harper (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harper, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jacobina Harper, born in 1846 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Jacobina (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Mary Davidson, born in 1855 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.


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James Harper's household

Male

James

Harper

Head
Female

Jacobina

Harper

Wife
Male

Charles

Harper

Son
Male

John

Harper

Son
Female

Jacobina

Harper

Daughter
Male

James

Harper

Son
Female

Mary

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harper

Head

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jacobina

Harper

Wife

Married

35

1846

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

Harper

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Harper

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jacobina

Harper

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

James

Harper

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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