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Household of James Meldrum (born 1848, Fife)
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 Meldrum and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meldrum, born in 1848 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Meldrum, born in 1850 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1849 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Holmes, born in 1861 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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James Meldrum's household
James
Meldrum
Head
Margaret
Meldrum
Wife
Isabella
Meldrum
Daughter
Margaret
Meldrum
Daughter
James
Meldrum
Son
William
Meldrum
Son
Thomas
Meldrum
Son
Janet
Meldrum
Daughter
William
Holmes
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Meldrum |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Meldrum | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Meldrum | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Meldrum | Daughter | - | 32 | 1849 | Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Meldrum | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Meldrum | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Meldrum | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Meldrum | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Meldrum | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Holmes | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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