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Household of James Irvine (born 1835, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 Irvine and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Irvine, born in 1835 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John Archd (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William F (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Christina (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Helen F (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and James T (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Wilhelmina L (born 1839 in Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret D Y (born 1858 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), James's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and James's Servant, Susan Crosby (born 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Irvine's household

Male

James

Irvine

Head
Male

John Archd

Irvine

Son
Male

William F

Irvine

Son
Female

Christina

Irvine

Daughter
Female

Helen F

Irvine

Daughter
Male

James T

Irvine

Son
Female

Wilhelmina L

Irvine

Sister
Female

Margaret D Y

Gibson

Servant
Female

Ann

Barclay

Servant
Female

Susan Crosby

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Irvine
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Irvine

Head

Widower

46

1835

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John Archd

Irvine

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William F

Irvine

Son

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Christina

Irvine

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Helen F

Irvine

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James T

Irvine

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Wilhelmina L

Irvine

Sister

Single

42

1839

Scotland

Margaret D Y

Gibson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Ann

Barclay

Servant

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Susan Crosby

Wilson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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