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Household of John Colquhoun (born 1812, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Colquhoun and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colquhoun, born in 1812 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Colquhoun, born in 1813 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1848 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Robert (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Adopted Son, William (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Colquhoun's household

Male

John

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Agnes

Colquhoun

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Colquhoun

Daughter
Female

Jane

Colquhoun Or Watt

Daughter
Female

Mary

Colquhoun

Daughter
Female

Mary

Colquhoun

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Watt

Grandson
Male

William

Stirling

Adopted Son
First name(s) John
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colquhoun

Head

Married

69

1812

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

68

1813

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Colquhoun

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Colquhoun Or Watt

Daughter

Widow

33

1848

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Colquhoun

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Colquhoun

Granddaughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Watt

Grandson

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Stirling

Adopted Son

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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