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Household of James Menzies (born 1841, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 Menzies and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Menzies, born in 1841 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Menzies, born in 1842 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew G (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James R (born 1868 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1874 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John E Halford, born in 1854 in England.
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James Menzies's household
James
Menzies
Head
Margaret
Menzies
Wife
Andrew G
Menzies
Son
James R
Menzies
Son
Charles
Menzies
Son
William
Menzies
Son
Margaret J
Menzies
Daughter
John E
Halford
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Menzies |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Menzies | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Menzies | Wife | - | 39 | 1842 | Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Andrew G | Menzies | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James R | Menzies | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Charles | Menzies | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Menzies | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret J | Menzies | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John E | Halford | Lodger | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | England |
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