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Household of John Meldrum (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, 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 Meldrum and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meldrum, born in 1840 in Cults, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Meldrum, born in 1837 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella W (born 1864 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth W (born 1866 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie B (born 1870 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Dorothea G (born 1872 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen Jane (born 1878 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Meldrum's household

Male

John

Meldrum

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Meldrum

Wife
Female

Isabella W

Meldrum

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth W

Meldrum

Daughter
Female

Maggie B

Meldrum

Daughter
Female

Dorothea G

Meldrum

Daughter
Female

Helen Jane

Meldrum

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Meldrum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cults, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meldrum

Head

Married

41

1840

Cults, Fife, Scotland

Mary Ann

Meldrum

Wife

Married

44

1837

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella W

Meldrum

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth W

Meldrum

Daughter

-

15

1866

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie B

Meldrum

Daughter

-

11

1870

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Dorothea G

Meldrum

Daughter

-

9

1872

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen Jane

Meldrum

Daughter

-

3

1878

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

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