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Household of James Mearns (born 1847, Midlothian)
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 Mearns and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mearns, born in 1847 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mearns, born in 1853 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Peter (born 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Brother, George (born 1855 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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James Mearns's household
James
Mearns
Head
Catherine
Mearns
Wife
Jane
Mearns
Daughter
Peter
Mearns
Son
Catherine
Mearns
Daughter
Agnes
Mearns
Daughter
Peter
Mearns
Brother
George
Mearns
Brother
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Mearns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Mearns | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Mearns | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Pathhead, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Mearns | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Mearns | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Catherine | Mearns | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Mearns | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | Mearns | Brother | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Mearns | Brother | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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