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Household of John Lang (born 1820, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forteviot, Perthshire, 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 Lang and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lang, born in 1820 in Colinsburgh, Fife, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Lang, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1869 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Jean (born 1878 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1816 in Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland), John's Servant, Jean (born 1863 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jean (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1861 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Lang's household

Male

John

Lang

Head
Female

Catherine

Lang

Wife
Male

William

Lang

Son
Female

Mary

Lang

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Lang

Daughter
Female

Ann

Lang

Daughter
Female

Jean

Lang

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lang

Sister
Female

Jean

Campbell

Servant
Female

Ann

Flynn

Servant
Female

Jean

Dairy

Servant
Female

Ellen

Anderson

Servant
Female

Catherine

Fair

Servant
Female

Ellen

Cook

Servant
Female

Janet

Daleish

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lang
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lang

Head

Married

61

1820

Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Lang

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

William

Lang

Son

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Lang

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Lang

Daughter

-

12

1869

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Lang

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jean

Lang

Daughter

-

3

1878

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Lang

Sister

Unmarried

65

1816

Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland

Jean

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Flynn

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jean

Dairy

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Ellen

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fair

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

Cook

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Daleish

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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