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Household of John Elmslie (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Elmslie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elmslie, born in 1826 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Elmslie, born in 1835 in West Indies. They had 4 children; Andrew G (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William G (born 1865 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Rachel A (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1859 in West Indies) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Elmslie's household

Male

John

Elmslie

Head
Female

Margaret J

Elmslie

Wife
Male

Andrew G

Elmslie

Son
Male

William G

Elmslie

Son
Female

Rachel A

Elmslie

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Elmslie

Son
Female

Ellen

Turner

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Parrott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Elmslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elmslie

Head

Married

55

1826

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Elmslie

Wife

Married

46

1835

West Indies

Andrew G

Elmslie

Son

-

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G

Elmslie

Son

-

16

1865

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Rachel A

Elmslie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Robert

Elmslie

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Turner

Step Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

West Indies

Elizabeth

Parrott

Servant

Married

25

1856

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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