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Household of James Morrison Sr (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Morrison Sr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morrison Sr, born in 1834 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Morrison, born in 1840 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1861 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1863 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1871 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Morrison Sr's household

Male

James

Morrison Sr

Head
Female

Jessie

Morrison

Wife
Male

David

Morrison

Son
Male

William

Morrison

Son
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Morrison

Daughter
Male

James

Morrison Jr

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Morrison Sr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morrison Sr

Head

Married

47

1834

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Morrison

Wife

Married

41

1840

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Morrison Jr

Son

-

10

1871

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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