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Household of John Candlish (born 1848, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Candlish and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Candlish, born in 1848 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Candlish, born in 1852 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sam H (born 1876 in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Bur (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Candlish's household

Male

John

Candlish

Head
Female

Margaret

Candlish

Wife
Male

Sam H

Candlish

Son
Female

Elizabeth Bur

Candlish

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Candlish

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Candlish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Candlish

Head

Married

33

1848

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Candlish

Wife

Married

29

1852

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sam H

Candlish

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Bur

Candlish

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Candlish

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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