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Household of James Johnstone (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Johnstone and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Johnstone, born in 1839 in Axminster, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Johnstone, born in 1841 in Chudleigh, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1870 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), Lydia (born 1873 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), James (born 1877 in Chudleigh, Devon, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, Sarah Dymond, born in 1864 in Kenton, Devon, England.


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James Johnstone's household

Male

James

Johnstone

Head
Female

Sarah

Johnstone

Wife
Male

Frank

Johnstone

Son
Female

Lydia

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

James

Johnstone

Son
Male

Joseph

Johnstone

Son
Female

Sarah

Dymond

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First name(s) James
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Axminster, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Johnstone

Head

Married

42

1839

Axminster, Dorset, England

Sarah

Johnstone

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Frank

Johnstone

Son

Single

11

1870

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Lydia

Johnstone

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chudleigh, Devon, England

James

Johnstone

Son

Single

4

1877

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Joseph

Johnstone

Son

Single

2

1879

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Sarah

Dymond

-

Single

17

1864

Kenton, Devon, England

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