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Household of John Douglas (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Douglas, born in 1847 in Cannington, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Douglas, born in 1849 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Henrietta (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, James T (born 1851 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1868 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Douglas's household

Male

John

Douglas

Head
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Annie

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Douglas

Daughter
Male

James T

Johnston

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Scott

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

McCafferty

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cannington, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Douglas

Head

Married

34

1847

Cannington, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James T

Johnston

Visitor

Widower

30

1851

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCafferty

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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