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Household of Janet Machan (born 1821, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Machan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Machan, born in 1821 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Jessie, born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Sister, Mary (born 1812 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, Margaret (born 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Janet Machan's household

Female

Janet

Machan

Head
Female

Jessie

Machan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Sister
Female

Margaret

Matthewson

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Machan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Janet

Machan

Head

Widow

60

1821

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Machan

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Sister

Unmarried

69

1812

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Matthewson

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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