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Household of John Hunter (born 1842, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hunter, born in 1842 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Hunter, born in 1840 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Alexander (born 1861 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, James (born 1863 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Mary (born 1835 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Jane (born 1855 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Hunter's household

Male

John

Hunter

Head
Female

Janet

Hunter

Wife
Male

Alexander

Hunter

Son
Female

Janet

Hunter

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Campbell

Nephew
Male

James

Campbell

Nephew
Male

James

Hunter

Son
Male

John

Hunter

Son
Male

William

Hunter

Son
Female

Mary

Hunter

Sister
Female

Jane

Farguharson

Visitor
Female

Isabella

England

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hunter

Head

Married

39

1842

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Hunter

Wife

Married

41

1840

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Hunter

Daughter

-

13

1868

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Campbell

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Campbell

Nephew

Unmarried

18

1863

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Hunter

Son

-

9

1872

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Hunter

Son

-

7

1874

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hunter

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hunter

Sister

Unmarried

46

1835

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Farguharson

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

England

Visitor

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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