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Household of James Skelton (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, Lanarkshire, 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 Skelton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skelton, born in 1851 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Skelton, born in 1857 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Bell, born in 1814 in England.


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James Skelton's household

Male

James

Skelton

Head
Female

Ann

Skelton

Wife
Male

William

Skelton

Son
Male

Andrew

Skelton

Son
Male

Thomas

Skelton

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Skelton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Skelton

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Ann

Skelton

Wife

Married

24

1857

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Skelton

Son

-

5

1876

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Skelton

Son

-

3

1878

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Skelton

Son

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

England

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