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Household of John Duff (born 1830, Perthshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duff, born in 1830 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Lauchlan (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Dorothia (born 1817 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Adopted Son, Robert M (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Boarder, George (born 1804 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Duff's household

Male

John

Duff

Head
Male

Lauchlan

Duff

Son
Female

Jane

Duff

Daughter
Female

Dorothia

Robertson

Sister-In-Law
Male

Robert M

Duff

Adopted Son
Male

George

Telfer

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duff
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duff

Head

Widower

51

1830

Perthshire, Scotland

Lauchlan

Duff

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Duff

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Dorothia

Robertson

Sister-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert M

Duff

Adopted Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Telfer

Boarder

Unmarried

77

1804

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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