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Household of James Oliver (born 1839, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitekirk & C, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Oliver and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oliver, born in 1839 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Oliver, born in 1844 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1877 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Rebecca (born 1880 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1867 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Oliver's household

Male

James

Oliver

Head
Female

Agnes

Oliver

Wife
Male

Robert

Oliver

Son
Female

Janet

Oliver

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Oliver

Daughter
Male

John

Henderson

Servant
Male

William

Fortune

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oliver

Head

Married

42

1839

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Oliver

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Oliver

Son

-

4

1877

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Oliver

Daughter

-

3

1878

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Rebecca

Oliver

Daughter

-

1

1880

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Henderson

Servant

-

18

1863

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Fortune

Servant

-

14

1867

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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