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Household of John Bonar (born 1836, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, 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 Bonar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bonar, born in 1836 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Bonar, born in 1845 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane Niven (born 1870 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Bonar's household

Male

John

Bonar

Head
Female

Esther

Bonar

Wife
Male

James

Bonar

Son
Male

William

Bonar

Son
Female

Jane Niven

Bonar

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bonar

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bonar

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bonar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bonar

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Esther

Bonar

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Bonar

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Bonar

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane Niven

Bonar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Bonar

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Bonar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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