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Household of Janet Somerville (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton, 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 Somerville and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Somerville, born in 1847 in Lauder, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Galashiels, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1874 in Galashiels, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Lodger, Andrew J Henderson, born in 1860 in -.


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Janet Somerville's household

Female

Janet

Somerville

Head
Male

William

Somerville

Son
Male

John

Somerville

Son
Female

Alice

Somerville

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Somerville

Son
Female

Jane

Somerville

Daughter
Female

Janet

Somerville

Daughter
Male

Andrew J

Henderson

Lodger
First name(s) Janet
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lauder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Somerville

Head

Widow

34

1847

Lauder, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Somerville

Son

-

11

1870

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Somerville

Son

-

9

1872

Galashiels, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alice

Somerville

Daughter

-

7

1874

Galashiels, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Somerville

Son

-

4

1877

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Somerville

Daughter

-

2

1879

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Somerville

Daughter

-

0

1881

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew J

Henderson

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

-

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