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Household of Janet Hunter (born 1840, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Janet Hunter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Hunter, born in 1840 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, married to William Nelson Hunter, born in 1858 in California. They had 6 children; William Nelson (born 1858 in California), James Nelson (born 1861 in California), Alexander Nelson (born 1863 in California), Janet (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Servant, Jane Walker, born in 1866 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Janet Hunter's household

Female

Janet

Hunter

Head
Male

William Nelson

Hunter

Son
Male

James Nelson

Hunter

Son
Male

Alexander Nelson

Hunter

Son
Female

Janet

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Maria

Hunter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hunter

Son
Female

Jane

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Hunter

Head

Married

41

1840

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William Nelson

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

California

James Nelson

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

California

Alexander Nelson

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

California

Janet

Hunter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Hunter

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hunter

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

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