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Household of James Harper (born 1832)

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 Harper and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harper, born in 1832 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harper, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 2 children; George (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Branks, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Harper's household

Male

James

Harper

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Harper

Wife
Male

George

Harper

Son
Male

William

Harper

Son
Female

Margaret

Branks

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harper

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Elizabeth

Harper

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

George

Harper

Son

-

7

1874

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Harper

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Branks

Servant

-

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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