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Household of John Herdman (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Herdman and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Herdman, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Herdman, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; John Herbert (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret Alison (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eleanor Annie (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mabel (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice Mary (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Eliza (born 1849 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), John's Servant, Betsy (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Herdman's household

Male

John

Herdman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Herdman

Wife
Male

John Herbert

Herdman

Son
Female

Margaret Alison

Herdman

Daughter
Female

Eleanor Annie

Herdman

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Herdman

Daughter
Female

Alice Mary

Herdman

Daughter
Male

Charles William

Herdman

Son
Female

Eliza

Strachan

Servant
Female

Margaret

Morris

Servant
Female

Betsy

Wells

Servant
Female

Mary

Watt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Herdman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Herdman

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Herdman

Wife

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Herbert

Herdman

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Alison

Herdman

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eleanor Annie

Herdman

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mabel

Herdman

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice Mary

Herdman

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles William

Herdman

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Strachan

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Morris

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Wells

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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