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Household of John Ferguson (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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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 Ferguson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1829 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ferguson, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Barbara (born 1867 in Scotland), Duncan (born 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England), William (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England), James (born 1881 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Margaret (born 1865 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Annie Dewer, born in 1860 in Scotland.


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Ferguson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Male

James

Ferguson

Son
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dewer

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Barbara

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Duncan

Ferguson

Son

Single

7

1874

West Ham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

William

Ferguson

Son

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

James

Ferguson

Son

Single

0

1881

West Ham, Essex, England

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Annie

Dewer

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Scotland

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