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Household of John Motion (born 1839, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leuchars, Fife, 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 Motion and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Motion, born in 1839 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Motion, born in 1845 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1863 in Kemback, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Janet Nairn, born in 1810 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland.
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John Motion's household
John
Motion
Head
Isabella
Motion
Wife
Robert
Motion
Son
John
Motion
Son
William
Motion
Son
James
Motion
Son
David
Motion
Son
Janet
Nairn
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Motion |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Motion | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella | Motion | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Motion | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kemback, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Motion | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Motion | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Motion | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Motion | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Nairn | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
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