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Household of John Butters (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

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 Butters and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butters, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Butters, born in 1835 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1859 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1864 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Rachel (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Butters's household

Male

John

Butters

Head
Female

Isabella

Butters

Wife
Male

Edward

Butters

Son
Male

John

Butters

Son
Male

Thomas

Butters

Son
Female

Margaret

Butters

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Butters

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Butters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butters

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Butters

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Butters

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Butters

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Butters

Son

-

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Butters

Daughter

-

15

1866

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Butters

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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