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Household of James Highet (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Ardrossan, Ayrshire, 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 Highet and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Highet, born in 1846 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Highet, born in 1847 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Andrew Hill, born in 1834 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Highet's household

Male

James

Highet

Head
Female

Margaret

Highet

Wife
Male

John

Highet

Son
Female

Maggie

Highet

Daughter
Male

James

Highet

Son
Male

David

Highet

Son
Male

William

Highet

Son
Male

Robert

Highet

Son
Male

Andrew

Hill

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Highet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Highet

Head

Married

35

1846

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Highet

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Highet

Son

-

13

1868

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Highet

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Highet

Son

-

6

1875

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Highet

Son

-

4

1877

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Highet

Son

-

2

1879

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Highet

Son

-

0

1881

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Hill

Lodger

Unmarried

47

1834

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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