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Household of John Masson (born 1822, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Masson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Masson, born in 1822 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Masson, born in 1826 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William G (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Johann (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander C (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary L (born 1872 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Helen Roy, born in 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Masson's household

Male

John

Masson

Head
Female

Margaret

Masson

Wife
Male

William G

Masson

Son
Female

Isabella

Masson

Daughter
Female

Johann

Masson

Daughter
Male

Alexander C

Masson

Son
Female

Mary L

Masson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Roy

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Masson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Masson

Head

Married

59

1822

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Masson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William G

Masson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Masson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Johann

Masson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander C

Masson

Son

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary L

Masson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Roy

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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