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Household of John Harmitage (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Harmitage and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harmitage, born in 1844 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Harmitage, born in 1844 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; John J (born 1873 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah A (born 1878 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry (born 1881 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1859 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Peter (born 1854 in Norway), John's Boarder, Abram (born 1856 in Sweden), John's Boarder, Rasman (born 1858 in Denmark) and John's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Germany).


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John Harmitage's household

Male

John

Harmitage

Head
Female

Alice

Harmitage

Wife
Male

John J

Harmitage

Son
Female

Sarah A

Harmitage

Daughter
Male

Henry

Harmitage

Son
Female

Margaret

Symm

Visitor
Male

Peter

Williams

Boarder
Male

Abram

Salen

Boarder
Male

Rasman

Hansen

Boarder
Male

George

Burton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Harmitage
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harmitage

Head

Married

37

1844

England

Alice

Harmitage

Wife

Married

37

1844

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John J

Harmitage

Son

-

8

1873

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah A

Harmitage

Daughter

-

3

1878

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Harmitage

Son

-

0

1881

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Symm

Visitor

-

22

1859

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Williams

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Norway

Abram

Salen

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Sweden

Rasman

Hansen

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Denmark

George

Burton

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Germany

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