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Household of John Macnab (born 1840, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Macnab and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macnab, born in 1840 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Eliza Macnab, born in 1856 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret A J (born 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary Balfour (born 1880 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Jessie (born 1802 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), John's Nephew, Edmond Houston (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary Robertson (born 1859 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, Grace (born 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alice (born 1856 in Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1848 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Macnab's household

Male

John

Macnab

Head
Female

Mary Eliza

Macnab

Wife
Female

Margaret A J

Macnab

Daughter
Male

John

Macnab

Son
Female

Mary Balfour

Macnab

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Macnab

-
Male

Edmond Houston

Blair

Nephew
Female

Mary Robertson

White

Servant
Female

Grace

Clarkston

Servant
Female

Alice

Grieve

Servant
Male

John

Erskine

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macnab
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macnab

Head

Married

41

1840

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary Eliza

Macnab

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret A J

Macnab

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Macnab

Son

-

3

1878

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary Balfour

Macnab

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Macnab

-

Unmarried

79

1802

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Edmond Houston

Blair

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Robertson

White

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Grace

Clarkston

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Grieve

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Erskine

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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