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Household of John Geddes (born 1801, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint George, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Geddes, born in 1801 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary B (born 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella B (born 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary H G (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1854 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Geddes's household

Male

John

Geddes

Head
Female

Mary B

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Isabella B

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Mary H G

McLauchlan

Granddaughter
Female

Jessie

Ross

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Watt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Geddes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Geddes

Head

Widower

80

1801

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary B

Geddes

Daughter

Unmarried

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella B

Geddes

Daughter

Unmarried

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H G

McLauchlan

Granddaughter

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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