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Household of James Henderson (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Henderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Henderson, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Henderson, born in 1852 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, Joseph Robertson, born in 1863 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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James Henderson's household

Male

James

Henderson

Head
Female

Jessie

Henderson

Wife
Male

James

Henderson

Son
Male

Thomas

Henderson

Son
Female

Christina

Henderson

Daughter
Male

John

Henderson

Son
Male

Joseph

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Henderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Henderson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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