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Household of John Besset (born 1842, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Besset and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Besset, born in 1842 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Besset, born in 1843 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Tailor, born in 1796 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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John Besset's household
John
Besset
Head
Margaret
Besset
Wife
Margaret
Besset
Daughter
Euphemia
Besset
Daughter
Mary
Besset
Daughter
Margaret
Tailor
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Besset |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Besset | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Besset | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Besset | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Euphemia | Besset | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Besset | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Tailor | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 85 | 1796 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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