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Household of John Gant (born 1858, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maxton, 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 Gant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gant, born in 1858 in Eccles, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gant, born in 1856 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Barbara (born 1853 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's -, Jane (born 1881 in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Gant's household

Male

John

Gant

Head
Female

Jane

Gant

Wife
Male

Robert

Gant

Son
Male

John

Gant

Son
Female

Barbara

Yule

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Yule

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First name(s) John
Last name Gant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gant

Head

Married

23

1858

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Gant

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gant

Son

-

5

1876

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Gant

Son

-

2

1879

Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Barbara

Yule

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Yule

-

-

0

1881

Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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