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Household of James Harper (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harper, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Harper, born in 1844 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Joseph Ray, born in 1860 in Ireland.


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James Harper's household

Male

James

Harper

Head
Female

Mary

Harper

Wife
Female

Margaret

Harper

Daughter
Male

John

Harper

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Harper

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Harper

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ray

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harper

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Harper

Wife

Married

37

1844

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harper

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Harper

Son

-

10

1871

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Harper

Daughter

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Harper

Daughter

-

0

1881

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Ray

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

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