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Household of James Houston (born 1826, Fife)
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 Houston and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Houston, born in 1826 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Houston, born in 1836 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet M (born 1861 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A (born 1863 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1867 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina C (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane M (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David R (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Charles C Dawson, born in 1855 in Ireland.
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James Houston's household
James
Houston
Head
Margaret
Houston
Wife
Janet M
Houston
Daughter
James A
Houston
Son
Betsy
Houston
Daughter
Christina C
Houston
Daughter
Jane M
Houston
Daughter
David R
Houston
Son
Charles C
Dawson
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Houston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Houston | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Houston | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet M | Houston | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James A | Houston | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Betsy | Houston | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina C | Houston | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane M | Houston | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David R | Houston | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charles C | Dawson | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Ireland |
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