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Household of John Gentleman (born 1838, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Gentleman and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gentleman, born in 1838 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gentleman, born in 1840 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1860 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1862 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Mary Gentleman, born in 1813 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Gentleman's household

Male

John

Gentleman

Head
Female

Margaret

Gentleman

Wife
Male

William

Gentleman

Son
Male

John

Gentleman

Son
Male

Peter

Gentleman

Son
Female

Mary

Gentleman

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Gentleman

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gentleman

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gentleman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gentleman

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gentleman

Son
Female

Mary

Gentleman

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Gentleman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gentleman

Head

Married

43

1838

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Gentleman

Wife

Married

41

1840

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Gentleman

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Gentleman

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Gentleman

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Gentleman

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Gentleman

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Gentleman

Daughter

-

8

1873

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Gentleman

Daughter

-

6

1875

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gentleman

Daughter

-

3

1878

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Gentleman

Son

-

1

1880

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Gentleman

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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