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Household of John Charleson (born 1820, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Charleson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Charleson, born in 1820 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Charleson, born in 1822 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1845 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Betsy (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1880 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Charleson's household

Male

John

Charleson

Head
Female

Jean

Charleson

Wife
Male

James

Charleson

Son
Female

Betsy

Charleson

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Charleson

Granddaughter
Female

Catherine

Ganson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Charleson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Charleson

Head

Married

61

1820

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jean

Charleson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

James

Charleson

Son

Married

36

1845

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Betsy

Charleson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Charleson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Ganson

Visitor

-

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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