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Household of John Colvin (born 1817, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, 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 Colvin and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colvin, born in 1817 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Colvin, born in 1816 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1849 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Isabela (born 1849 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Maria (born 1862 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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John Colvin's household
John
Colvin
Head
Mary
Colvin
Wife
Eliza
Colvin
Daughter
Isabela
Lorimer
Servant
Maria
Brodie
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Colvin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Colvin | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Colvin | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Colvin | Daughter | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Isabela | Lorimer | Servant | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maria | Brodie | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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