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Household of John Irvine (born 1856, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, 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 Irvine and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Irvine, born in 1856 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Irvine, born in 1853 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Daughter, Joan (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Adopted Daughter, Jemima (born 1876 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1833 in Logie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's -, Alexander (born 1806 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Visitor, Joan (born 1870 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Irvine's household

Male

John

Irvine

Head
Female

Betsy

Irvine

Wife
Female

Joan

Chalmers

Adopted Daughter
Female

Jemima

Rae

Adopted Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gold

Mother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Gold

-
Female

Joan

Gold

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Irvine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Irvine

Head

Married

25

1856

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Irvine

Wife

Married

28

1853

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joan

Chalmers

Adopted Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Rae

Adopted Daughter

-

5

1876

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Gold

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

48

1833

Logie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Gold

-

Widower

75

1806

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joan

Gold

Visitor

-

11

1870

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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