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Household of John Menzies (born 1799, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fodderty, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Menzies and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Menzies, born in 1799 in Fortingall, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Menzies, born in 1836 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ella (born 1862 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander Russell (born 1872 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alen C (born 1876 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Fanny (born 1859 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Visitor, William (born 1843 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Menzies's household

Male

John

Menzies

Head
Female

Jane

Menzies

Wife
Female

Ella

Menzies

Daughter
Male

Alexander Russell

Menzies

Son
Female

Alen C

Menzies

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Stewart

Servant
Male

William

Watson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Menzies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Menzies

Head

Married

82

1799

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Menzies

Wife

Married

45

1836

Morayshire, Scotland

Ella

Menzies

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander Russell

Menzies

Son

-

9

1872

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alen C

Menzies

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Fanny

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Watson

Visitor

Unmarried

38

1843

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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