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Household of James Manson (born 1807)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Manson, born in 1807 in Edinburgh, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Mary (born 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1828 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Elisabeth (born 1809 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Manson's household

Male

James

Manson

Head
Female

Mary

Nielson

Visitor
Female

Ann

McNelan

Servant
Female

Margaret

Fairley

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Falconer

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Edinburgh

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Manson

Head

Widower

74

1807

Edinburgh

Mary

Nielson

Visitor

Unmarried

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

McNelan

Servant

Unmarried

53

1828

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fairley

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Falconer

Visitor

Unmarried

72

1809

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

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