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Household of John Charles (born 1824, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Charles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Charles, born in 1824 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Charles, born in 1822 in Kilmarnock, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1852 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Maria L (born 1854 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Agnes T (born 1856 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John W (born 1861 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Ella A Charles, born in 1879 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


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John Charles's household

Male

John

Charles

Head
Female

Eliza

Charles

Wife
Female

Maggie

Charles

Daughter
Female

Maria L

Charles

Daughter
Female

Agnes T

Charles

Daughter
Male

John W

Charles

Son
Female

Ella A

Charles

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Charles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Charles

Head

Married

57

1824

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Charles

Wife

Married

59

1822

Kilmarnock, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Charles

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maria L

Charles

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes T

Charles

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John W

Charles

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ella A

Charles

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Berwickshire, Scotland

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