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Household of John Hunter (born 1853, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Hunter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hunter, born in 1853 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Hunter, born in 1853 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jennie (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Lawrence (born 1855 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Nurse, Jessie (born 1825 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Hunter's household

Male

John

Hunter

Head
Female

Jessie

Hunter

Wife
Female

Jennie

Hunter

Daughter
Male

John

Hunter

Son
Female

Mary

Hunter

Daughter
Male

William

Henderson

Boarder
Male

Lawrence

Henderson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Henderson

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Begg

Nurse
First name(s) John
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hunter

Head

Married

28

1853

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Hunter

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jennie

Hunter

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Hunter

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Hunter

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Lawrence

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Begg

Nurse

Unmarried

56

1825

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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