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Household of James Lang (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 Lang and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lang, born in 1841 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lang, born in 1848 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William Orr (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Archibald Orr (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Harron, born in 1863 in Ireland.


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James Lang's household

Male

James

Lang

Head
Female

Margaret

Lang

Wife
Male

John

Lang

Son
Male

James

Lang

Son
Female

Margaret

Lang

Daughter
Male

William Orr

Lang

Son
Male

Archibald Orr

Lang

Son
Female

Mary

Harron

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Lang
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lang

Head

Married

40

1841

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lang

Wife

Married

33

1848

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Lang

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Lang

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lang

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William Orr

Lang

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald Orr

Lang

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Harron

Servant

-

18

1863

Ireland

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