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Household of John McLachlan (born 1831, Berwickshire)

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 McLachlan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLachlan, born in 1831 in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Catherine Scott, born in 1848 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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John McLachlan's household

Male

John

McLachlan

Head
Male

Thomas

McLachlan

Son
Female

Janet

McLachlan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McLachlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLachlan

Head

Widower

50

1831

Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland

Thomas

McLachlan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Janet

McLachlan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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