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Household of James Macdermot (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Macdermot and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdermot, born in 1849 in Canongate, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Macdermot, born in 1846 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1870 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Alexander (born 1858 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Jessie (born 1858 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Jessie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Macdermot's household

Male

James

Macdermot

Head
Female

Jessie

Macdermot

Wife
Female

Janet

Macdermot

Daughter
Male

James

Macdermot

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Macdermot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macdermot

Head

Married

32

1849

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Macdermot

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Macdermot

Daughter

-

11

1870

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Macdermot

Son

-

8

1873

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Visitor

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Visitor

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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