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Household of John Colstin (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 Colstin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colstin, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Colstin, born in 1851 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Violet (born 1877 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Robert Purdon, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Colstin's household

Male

John

Colstin

Head
Female

Jane

Colstin

Wife
Male

Joseph

Colstin

Son
Female

Ann

Colstin

Daughter
Female

Violet

Colstin

Daughter
Male

James

Colstin

Son
Male

Robert

Purdon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Colstin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colstin

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Colstin

Wife

Married

30

1851

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joseph

Colstin

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Colstin

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Violet

Colstin

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Colstin

Son

-

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Purdon

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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