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Household of James Manson (born 1826, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Olrig, Caithness, 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 Manson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Manson, born in 1826 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Johnston, born in 1827 in Longhope, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Harrat (born 1854 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Jannet (born 1862 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1875 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Catherine (born 1876 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland) and James's Niece, Margaret (born 1879 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland).


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James Manson's household

Male

James

Manson

Head
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Wife
Female

Harrat

Manson

Daughter
Male

James

Manson

Son
Female

Jannet

Manson

Daughter
Male

John

Manson

Son
Male

Alexander

Manson

Son
Female

Catherine

Manson

Niece
Female

Margaret

Henderson

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Manson

Head

Married

55

1826

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Wife

Married

54

1827

Longhope, Orkney, Scotland

Harrat

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

James

Manson

Son

-

15

1866

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Jannet

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

John

Manson

Son

-

9

1872

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Manson

Son

-

6

1875

Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Manson

Niece

-

5

1876

Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Henderson

Niece

-

2

1879

Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

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