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Household of Jessie Harper (born 1841, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Jessie Harper and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Harper, born in 1841 in Bowden, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 4 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Margaret S (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James M (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Jessie's Servant, Mary McGregor, born in 1857 in Morayshire, Scotland.


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Jessie Harper's household

Female

Jessie

Harper

Head
Female

Margaret S

Harper

Daughter
Male

James M

Harper

Son
Female

Mary

McGregor

Servant
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bowden, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Jessie

Harper

Head

Widow

40

1841

Bowden, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret S

Harper

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James M

Harper

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Morayshire, Scotland

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