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Household of John Ferrier (born 1828, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Ferrier and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferrier, born in 1828 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Ferrier, born in 1826 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jessie Smith, born in 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Ferrier's household

Male

John

Ferrier

Head
Female

Betsy

Ferrier

Wife
Male

Alexander

Ferrier

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ferrier

Daughter
Male

John

Ferrier

Son
Female

Jessie

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ferrier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferrier

Head

Married

53

1828

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Ferrier

Wife

Married

55

1826

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Ferrier

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferrier

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Ferrier

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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