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Household of James Ness (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Ness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ness, born in 1835 in Kirkland, Fife, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizebath Cerrian Ness, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Fife, Scotland), Jamina (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Kate (born 1870 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Margaret Leslie (born 1878 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Ness's household

Male

James

Ness

Head
Female

Elizebath Cerrian

Ness

Wife
Female

Mary

Ness

Daughter
Male

John

Ness

Son
Female

Jamina

Ness

Daughter
Female

Kate

Ness

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ness

Son
Female

Isabella

Ness

Daughter
Female

Margaret Leslie

Ness

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ness

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kirkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ness

Head

Married

46

1835

Kirkland, Fife, Scotland

Elizebath Cerrian

Ness

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Ness

Daughter

-

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

John

Ness

Son

-

15

1866

Fife, Scotland

Jamina

Ness

Daughter

-

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

Kate

Ness

Daughter

-

11

1870

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Ness

Son

-

9

1872

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Ness

Daughter

-

7

1874

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Margaret Leslie

Ness

Daughter

-

3

1878

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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