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Household of John Macdiarmid (born 1807, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Macdiarmid and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdiarmid, born in 1807 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macdiarmid, born in 1816 in Berwick, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, David (born 1853 in Fife, Scotland), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1865 in -) and John's Servant, Christiana (born 1847 in Queensferry, Fife, Scotland).


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John Macdiarmid's household

Male

John

Macdiarmid

Head
Female

Margaret

Macdiarmid

Wife
Female

Mary

Macdiarmid

Daughter
Male

David

Moir

Boarder
Male

Robert

Black

Boarder
Female

Christiana

Sime

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdiarmid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdiarmid

Head

Married

74

1807

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Macdiarmid

Wife

Married

65

1816

Berwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Macdiarmid

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Moir

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Fife, Scotland

Robert

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Christiana

Sime

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Queensferry, Fife, Scotland

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