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Household of John Harper (born 1800, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birse, Aberdeenshire, 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 Harper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1800 in Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Harper, born in 1823 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1849 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1789 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Jane Milne (born 1864 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1852 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, David (born 1863 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Jane

Harper

Wife
Male

John

Harper

Son
Female

Jane

Mackray

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane Milne

Mackray

Niece
Female

Mary

Simpson

Servant
Male

John

Gordon

Servant
Male

Alexander

Grant

Servant
Male

David

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

81

1800

Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Harper

Wife

Married

58

1823

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Harper

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Mackray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

92

1789

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Milne

Mackray

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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