Alexander James
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Household of James Somerville (born 1812, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bowden, Roxburghshire, 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 Somerville and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Somerville, born in 1812 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Somerville, born in 1842 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1844 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), David M (born 1871 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas S (born 1874 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1876 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion S (born 1878 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William E G (born 1881 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Meagle, born in 1866 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
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James Somerville's household
James
Somerville
Head
Mary
Somerville
Wife
Agnes
Somerville
Daughter
David M
Somerville
Son
Thomas S
Somerville
Son
Margaret S
Somerville
Daughter
Marion S
Somerville
Daughter
William E G
Somerville
Son
Elizabeth
Meagle
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Somerville |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Somerville | Head | Married | 69 | 1812 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Somerville | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Somerville | Daughter | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David M | Somerville | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas S | Somerville | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret S | Somerville | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marion S | Somerville | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William E G | Somerville | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Meagle | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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