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Household of James Mason (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Mason and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mason, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mason, born in 1836 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William J (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane A (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John B (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Isabella (born 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary A E (born 1859 in -), James's Servant, Margaret S (born 1858 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Barbara (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Mason's household

Male

James

Mason

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mason

Wife
Male

James

Mason

Son
Male

William J

Mason

Son
Female

Jane A

Mason

Daughter
Male

David

Mason

Son
Male

John B

Mason

Son
Female

Isabella

Mason

Sister
Female

Mary A E

Dickson

Servant
Female

Margaret S

Anderson

Servant
Female

Barbara

Munro

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mason

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mason

Wife

Married

45

1836

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Mason

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William J

Mason

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane A

Mason

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Mason

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John B

Mason

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Mason

Sister

Unmarried

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A E

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

-

Margaret S

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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