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Household of James Skelton (born 1816)
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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skelton, born in 1816 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Skelton, born in 1831 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1862 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1872 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, James (born 1853 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Skelton's household
James
Skelton
Head
Mary
Skelton
Wife
James
Skelton
Son
David
Skelton
Son
Agnes
Skelton
Daughter
James
Wilson
Lodger
Thomas
Brown
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Skelton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Skelton | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Ireland | |
Mary | Skelton | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Skelton | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Skelton | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Agnes | Skelton | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Wilson | Lodger | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Brown | Lodger | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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