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Household of John Collier (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peebles, Peeblesshire, 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 Collier and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Collier, born in 1842 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Collier, born in 1843 in -. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, John (born 1861 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Collier's household

Male

John

Collier

Head
Female

Mary

Collier

Wife
Male

John

Collier

Son
Male

Andrew

Collier

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Collier

Daughter
Female

Annie

Collier

Daughter
Male

John

Bain

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Bain

Daughter
Male

John

Bain

Grandson
Male

Robert

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Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Collier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Collier

Head

Married

39

1842

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Collier

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

John

Collier

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Collier

Son

-

6

1875

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Collier

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Collier

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bain

Son-In-Law

Married

20

1861

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Bain

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bain

Grandson

-

0

1881

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

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Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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