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Household of John Clerk (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Clerk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clerk, born in 1848 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Clerk, born in 1849 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Jannet (born 1844 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Hugh (born 1868 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Archibald (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Helen (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Clerk's household

Male

John

Clerk

Head
Female

Helen

Clerk

Wife
Female

Jannet

Clerk

Sister
Male

Hugh

Warnock

Nephew
Male

Archibald

Warnock

Nephew
Female

Helen

Warnock

Servant
Female

Mary

Gunn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clerk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clerk

Head

Married

33

1848

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Clerk

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jannet

Clerk

Sister

Unmarried

37

1844

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Warnock

Nephew

-

13

1868

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Warnock

Nephew

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Warnock

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Gunn

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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