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Household of John Irving (born 1853, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Irving and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Irving, born in 1853 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Irving, born in 1856 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Adam (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, William (born 1862 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1868 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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John Irving's household

Male

John

Irving

Head
Female

Betsy

Irving

Wife
Male

Adam

Irving

Son
Male

James

Irving

Son
Male

William

Irving

Brother
Female

Mary

Leitch

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Irving
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Irving

Head

Married

28

1853

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Betsy

Irving

Wife

Married

25

1856

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Adam

Irving

Son

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Irving

Son

-

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Irving

Brother

Unmarried

19

1862

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Leitch

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

13

1868

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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