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Household of John Douglas (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South 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 Douglas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Douglas, born in 1835 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Douglas, born in 1837 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret H (born 1858 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John W (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Douglas's household

Male

John

Douglas

Head
Female

Mary

Douglas

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Janet

Douglas

Daughter
Male

David

Douglas

Son
Male

John W

Douglas

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Douglas

Head

Married

46

1835

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Douglas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret H

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Douglas

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Douglas

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John W

Douglas

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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