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Household of Janet Dickran (born 1823, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.
Janet Dickran and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Dickran, born in 1823 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Mother, Mary (born 1797 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Janet's Nephew, John (born 1857 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet's Nephew, James (born 1860 in Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet's Nephew, William (born 1862 in Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet's Nephew, John (born 1853 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, James P (born 1861 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Janet's Visitor, Margaret (born 1825 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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Janet Dickran's household
Janet
Dickran
Head
Mary
Orr
Mother
John
Orr
Nephew
James
Orr
Nephew
William
Orr
Nephew
John
Whitelaw
Nephew
James P
Borthwick
Boarder
Margaret
Winchester
Visitor
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Dickran |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Dickran | Head | Widow | 58 | 1823 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Orr | Mother | Widow | 84 | 1797 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
John | Orr | Nephew | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland | |
James | Orr | Nephew | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William | Orr | Nephew | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Whitelaw | Nephew | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
James P | Borthwick | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Winchester | Visitor | Unmarried | 56 | 1825 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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