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Household of James Prentice (born 1822, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Prentice and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Prentice, born in 1822 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Prentice, born in 1824 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; Isabella, born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, William Cowan, born in 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Prentice's household

Male

James

Prentice

Head
Female

Mary

Prentice

Wife
Female

Isabella

Prentice

Daughter
Male

William

Cowan

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Prentice
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Prentice

Head

Married

59

1822

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Prentice

Wife

Married

57

1824

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Prentice

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Cowan

Grandson

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

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