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Household of John Kelly (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 Kelly and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kelly, born in 1846 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jess Kelly, born in 1853 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1869 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Matthew (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Hixton, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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John Kelly's household

Male

John

Kelly

Head
Female

Jess

Kelly

Wife
Male

Catherine

Kelly

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Kelly

Son
Male

Thomas

Hixton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Kelly

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Jess

Kelly

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Kelly

Daughter

-

12

1869

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Matthew

Kelly

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Hixton

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

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