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Household of John Barr (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Barr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barr, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Barr, born in 1847 in Barnhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie N (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret B (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Jane (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Ireland).


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John Barr's household

Male

John

Barr

Head
Female

Mary A

Barr

Wife
Female

Jessie N

Barr

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Barr

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lamont

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Best

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Barr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barr

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Barr

Wife

Married

34

1847

Barnhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie N

Barr

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Barr

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Lamont

Niece

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Best

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

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