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Household of John Ford (born 1824, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 Ford and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ford, born in 1824 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Ford, born in 1828 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1863 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1865 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James (born 1868 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Helen Thompson, born in 1843 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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John Ford's household

Male

John

Ford

Head
Female

Ann

Ford

Wife
Female

Jane

Ford

Daughter
Male

Edward

Ford

Son
Male

James

Ford

Son
Female

Helen

Thompson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ford

Head

Married

57

1824

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Ann

Ford

Wife

Married

53

1828

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Ford

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Edward

Ford

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Ford

Son

-

13

1868

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Thompson

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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