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Household of Janet Wood (born 1822, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 Wood and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Wood, born in 1822 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Robert, born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Lodger, Archibald (born 1855 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Janet Wood's household

Female

Janet

Wood

Head
Male

Robert

Wood

Son
Male

Archibald

Slimmon

Lodger
Male

John

Ross

Lodger
First name(s) Janet
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Janet

Wood

Head

Widow

59

1822

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Wood

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Archibald

Slimmon

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Ross

Lodger

Unmarried

30

1851

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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