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Household of John Holt (born 1832, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Holt and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holt, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to May Holt, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marrion (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, William (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Visitor, William T (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Holt's household

Male

John

Holt

Head
Female

May

Holt

Wife
Male

John

Holt

Son
Male

William

Holt

Son
Male

Alexander

Holt

Son
Male

Thomas

Holt

Son
Female

Marrion

Holt

Daughter
Female

Helen

Holt

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holt

Daughter
Male

William

Downie

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Downie

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Downie

Visitor
Male

William T

Downie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Holt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holt

Head

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

May

Holt

Wife

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Holt

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Holt

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Holt

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Holt

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marrion

Holt

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Holt

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Holt

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Downie

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Margaret

Downie

Visitor

Married

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Downie

Visitor

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William T

Downie

Visitor

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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