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Household of James Sanson (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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 Sanson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sanson, born in 1843 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sanson, born in 1844 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in England), William (born 1867 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Marion (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Colin (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Sanson's household

Male

James

Sanson

Head
Female

Catherine

Sanson

Wife
Male

John

Sanson

Son
Male

William

Sanson

Son
Female

Catherine

Sanson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Sanson

Daughter
Male

James

Sanson

Son
Male

Colin

Sanson

Son
Female

Margaret

Sanson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sanson

Head

Married

38

1843

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Sanson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Sanson

Son

-

15

1866

England

William

Sanson

Son

-

14

1867

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Sanson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Sanson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sanson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Colin

Sanson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Sanson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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