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Household of James Little (born 1814, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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 Little and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Little, born in 1814 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Little, born in 1824 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elisabeth (born 1851 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1854 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary Isabella (born 1866 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, John (born 1863 in England), James's Visitor, Janet (born 1865 in England), James's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1865 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Thomas (born 1860 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Little's household

Male

James

Little

Head
Female

Mary

Little

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Little

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Little

Daughter
Female

Mary Isabella

Little

Daughter
Male

John

Graham

Visitor
Female

Janet

Graham

Visitor
Female

Janet

Dickson

Servant
Male

William

Beattie

Servant
Male

Thomas

Edgar

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Little
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Little

Head

Married

67

1814

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Little

Wife

Married

57

1824

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Little

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Little

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Isabella

Little

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Graham

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Janet

Graham

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Janet

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Beattie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Edgar

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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