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Household of John Geddes (born 1833, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Geddes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Geddes, born in 1833 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Geddes, born in 1839 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Augusta (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexandra (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Geddes's household

Male

John

Geddes

Head
Female

Jessie

Geddes

Wife
Male

Robert

Geddes

Son
Female

Jessie

Geddes

Daughter
Male

James

Geddes

Son
Female

Augusta

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Alexandra

Geddes

Daughter
Male

William

Geddes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Geddes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Geddes

Head

Married

48

1833

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Geddes

Wife

Married

42

1839

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Robert

Geddes

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Geddes

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Geddes

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Augusta

Geddes

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Geddes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexandra

Geddes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Geddes

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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