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Household of John Morrison (born 1849, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 Morrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morrison, born in 1849 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Morrison, born in 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexina (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, David (born 1857 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Morrison's household

Male

John

Morrison

Head
Female

Catherine

Morrison

Wife
Male

James

Morrison

Son
Female

Alexina

Morrison

Daughter
Male

David

Black

Boarder
Male

John

McDonald

Boarder
Male

James

McVey

Boarder
Male

John

Fowles

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morrison

Head

Married

32

1849

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Morrison

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Morrison

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexina

Morrison

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

McVey

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Fowles

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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