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Household of John Ballantyne (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

John Ballantyne and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ballantyne, born in 1847 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ballantyne, born in 1849 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1870 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England), William (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Mary Dudgeon, born in 1863 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.


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John Ballantyne's household

Male

John

Ballantyne

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ballantyne

Wife
Male

Robert

Ballantyne

Son
Male

William

Ballantyne

Son
Male

George

Ballantyne

Son
Female

Margaret

Ballantyne

Daughter
Male

John

Ballantyne

Son
Male

Richard

Ballantyne

Son
Male

James

Ballantyne

Son
Female

Mary

Dudgeon

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ballantyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ballantyne

Head

Married

34

1847

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ballantyne

Wife

Married

32

1849

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Robert

Ballantyne

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

William

Ballantyne

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Ballantyne

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Ballantyne

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Ballantyne

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Ballantyne

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ballantyne

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Dudgeon

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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