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Household of John Kennedy (born 1855, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts (Middle), Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kennedy, born in 1855 in Bushey, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elsie Kennedy, born in 1854 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen Yeats (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Archibald (born 1859 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Kennedy's household

Male

John

Kennedy

Head
Female

Elsie

Kennedy

Wife
Male

John

Kennedy

Son
Female

Helen Yeats

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Peters

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Logan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Bushey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kennedy

Head

Married

26

1855

Bushey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elsie

Kennedy

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Kennedy

Son

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Yeats

Kennedy

Daughter

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Peters

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Hugh

Logan

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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