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Household of James Paterson (born 1855, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 Paterson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Paterson, born in 1855 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Paterson, born in 1851 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, William Brown, born in 1859 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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James Paterson's household

Male

James

Paterson

Head
Female

Jessie

Paterson

Wife
Male

William

Paterson

Son
Male

Robert

Paterson

Son
Female

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter
Male

James

Paterson

Son
Male

John

Paterson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Paterson

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Paterson

Head

Married

26

1855

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Paterson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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