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Household of John J R Meiklejohn (born 1851, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bressay, Shetland, 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 J R Meiklejohn and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J R Meiklejohn, born in 1851 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John J R was the head of the household, married to Jemima W Meiklejohn, born in 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Magdalen O W (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Grace J W (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jemima W S (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Sophia J (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John J R's Visitor, Annie W (born 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John J R's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and John J R's Servant, Barbara (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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John J R Meiklejohn's household
John J R
Meiklejohn
Head
Jemima W
Meiklejohn
Wife
Magdalen O W
Meiklejohn
Daughter
Grace J W
Meiklejohn
Daughter
Jemima W S
Meiklejohn
Daughter
Sophia J
Meiklejohn
Daughter
Annie W
Shepherd
Visitor
Elizabeth
McLeod
Servant
Barbara
Gray
Servant
| First name(s) | John J R |
| Last name | Meiklejohn |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John J R | Meiklejohn | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jemima W | Meiklejohn | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Magdalen O W | Meiklejohn | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Grace J W | Meiklejohn | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jemima W S | Meiklejohn | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Sophia J | Meiklejohn | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Annie W | Shepherd | Visitor | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McLeod | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara | Gray | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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