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Household of James McDougal (born 1849, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 McDougal and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDougal, born in 1849 in Gordon, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane McDougal, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; John Johnston, born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Ellen (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Lodger, Jessie (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James McDougal's household

Male

James

McDougal

Head
Female

Mary Jane

McDougal

Wife
Male

John Johnston

McDougal

Son
Female

Ellen

Johnston

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Morris

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name McDougal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDougal

Head

Married

32

1849

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McDougal

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Johnston

McDougal

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Johnston

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Morris

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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