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Household of John Bett (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Bett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bett, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Bett, born in 1840 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Bett's household

Male

John

Bett

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Bett

Wife
Female

Jessie

Bett

Daughter
Male

David

Bett

Son
Male

John

Bett

Son
Male

James

Bett

Son
Female

Agnes

Bett

Daughter
Male

George

Bett

Son
Female

Mary

Bett

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bett

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Bett

Wife

Married

41

1840

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Bett

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Bett

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bett

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Bett

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Bett

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Bett

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Bett

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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