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Household of John Kennedy (born 1835, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, 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 Kennedy and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kennedy, born in 1835 in Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Kennedy, born in 1849 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1869 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, David (born 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Kennedy's household

Male

John

Kennedy

Head
Female

Janet

Kennedy

Wife
Female

Janet

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

William

Kennedy

Son
Female

Mary

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

George

Kennedy

Son
Female

Helen

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

David

Little

Servant
Female

Sarah

Bryden

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kennedy

Head

Married

46

1835

Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Kennedy

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Kennedy

Daughter

-

12

1869

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kennedy

Daughter

-

10

1871

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Kennedy

Son

-

8

1873

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Kennedy

Daughter

-

6

1875

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Kennedy

Son

-

4

1877

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Kennedy

Daughter

-

1

1880

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Little

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Bryden

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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