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Household of James Richardson (born 1828, Midlothian)

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 Richardson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Richardson, born in 1828 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Turner Richardson, born in 1831 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane Christian (born 1864 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christian Turnbull (born 1867 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jane Union (born 1801 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1854 in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1856 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Richardson's household

Male

James

Richardson

Head
Female

Jane Turner

Richardson

Wife
Female

Jane Christian

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Christian Turnbull

Graham

Daughter
Female

Jane Union

White

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Fraser

Servant
Female

Helen

McGill

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Richardson

Head

Married

53

1828

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Turner

Richardson

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Christian

Richardson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Christian Turnbull

Graham

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Union

White

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McGill

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

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