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Household of John Merchant (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kincardine O'neil, 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 Merchant and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merchant, born in 1851 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Clark, born in 1851 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, John (born 1861 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Merchant's household

Male

John

Merchant

Head
Female

Helen

Clark

Wife
Male

William

Merchant

Son
Male

John

Merchant

Son
Male

Charles

Merchant

Son
Female

Mary

Fraser

Servant
Male

William

Laing

Servant
Male

John

Clark

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merchant

Head

Married

30

1851

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Clark

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Merchant

Son

-

5

1876

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Merchant

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Merchant

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Clark

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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