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Household of John Ferguson (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Ferguson, born in 1841 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellen (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Rose (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Lydia (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Janet

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Female

Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Rose

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Ferguson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Ferguson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

-

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Rose

Ferguson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Lydia

Ferguson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Ferguson

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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