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Household of John Ferguson (born 1853, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1853 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ferguson, born in 1856 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1877 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, Arthur (born 1827 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1870 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Isabella

Ferguson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Ferguson

Son
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Male

Arthur

Rew

Father-In-Law
Male

William

Rew

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Rew

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

28

1853

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ferguson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Arthur

Ferguson

Son

-

4

1877

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

-

1

1880

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Arthur

Rew

Father-In-Law

Widower

54

1827

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Rew

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Rew

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

11

1870

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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