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Household of John Heron (born 1815, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, 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 Heron and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Heron, born in 1815 in Ravenstone, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret B Heron, born in 1821 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1850 in England), William (born 1851 in England) and Maggie (born 1853 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1858 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Heron's household

Male

John

Heron

Head
Female

Margaret B

Heron

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Heron

Daughter
Male

William

Heron

Son
Female

Maggie

Heron

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Baillie

Servant
Female

Jane

Lightbody

Servant
Male

William

McBurney

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Heron
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ravenstone, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Heron

Head

Married

66

1815

Ravenstone, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Heron

Wife

Married

60

1821

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Heron

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

England

William

Heron

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

England

Maggie

Heron

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

England

Elizabeth

Baillie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Lightbody

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McBurney

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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