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Household of John Mearns (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, 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 Mearns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mearns, born in 1833 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mearns, born in 1835 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Annie (born 1872 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1858 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Mearns's household

Male

John

Mearns

Head
Female

Isabella

Mearns

Wife
Male

William

Mearns

Son
Male

John

Mearns

Son
Female

Annie

Peter

Niece
Female

Jane

Thomson

Servant
Male

John

McDonald

Servant
Male

William

Malcolm

Servant
Male

Alexander

Innes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mearns

Head

Married

48

1833

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mearns

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Mearns

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Mearns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Peter

Niece

-

9

1872

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Servant

-

16

1865

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Servant

Married

23

1858

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Malcolm

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Innes

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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