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Household of Janet Melrose (born 1836, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Melrose and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Melrose, born in 1836 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Isabella Fisher (born 1866 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Adam Fisher (born 1869 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Niece, Maggie J K (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Mary (born 1856 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet's Visitor, Maggie E (born 1847 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Visitor, Henry D (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Janet Melrose's household
Janet
Melrose
Head
Isabella Fisher
Melrose
Daughter
Adam Fisher
Melrose
Son
Maggie J K
Taylor
Niece
Mary
Walker
Boarder
Maggie E
Boyd
Visitor
Henry D
Moultray
Visitor
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Melrose |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Melrose | Head | Widow | 45 | 1836 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella Fisher | Melrose | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Adam Fisher | Melrose | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie J K | Taylor | Niece | - | 5 | 1876 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Walker | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Maggie E | Boyd | Visitor | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Henry D | Moultray | Visitor | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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