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Household of John Merchant (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cookney, Kincardineshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merchant, born in 1817 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Merchant, born in 1817 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1853 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John (born 1855 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Peter (born 1840 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1867 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Merchant's household
John
Merchant
Head
Jane
Merchant
Wife
Jane
Merchant
Daughter
John
Merchant
Son
Peter
Niven
Servant
Isabella
Troup
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Merchant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Merchant | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Merchant | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Merchant | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
John | Merchant | Son | - | 26 | 1855 | Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Niven | Servant | - | 41 | 1840 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Troup | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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