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Household of John Douglas (born 1855, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Douglas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Douglas, born in 1855 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Douglas, born in 1856 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Armstrong, born in 1851 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Douglas's household

Male

John

Douglas

Head
Female

Eliza

Douglas

Wife
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Female

Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Male

John

Armstrong

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Douglas

Head

Married

26

1855

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza

Douglas

Wife

Married

25

1856

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Daughter

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Armstrong

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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