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Household of John High (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 High and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John High, born in 1827 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane High, born in 1831 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew Y (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lizzie (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Stewart (born 1848 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John High's household

Male

John

High

Head
Female

Jane

High

Wife
Male

William

High

Son
Male

Andrew Y

High

Son
Female

Lizzie

High

Daughter
Male

Thomas

High

Son
Male

John

High

Son
Female

Mary

Adam

Servant
Male

Stewart

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name High
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

High

Head

Married

54

1827

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Jane

High

Wife

Married

50

1831

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

William

High

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew Y

High

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie

High

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

High

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

High

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Adam

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stewart

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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