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Household of John Muir (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 Muir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Muir, born in 1847 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bella Muir, born in 1848 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet Lindsey (born 1878 in Bootle, Cumberland, England), Baby (born 1881 in Bootle, Cumberland, England) and Margaret Currie (born 1879 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Martha (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Visitor, Jane (born 1874 in Bootle, Cumberland, England) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Muir's household

Male

John

Muir

Head
Female

Bella

Muir

Wife
Female

Janet Lindsey

Muir

Daughter
Male

Baby

Muir

Son
Female

Margaret Currie

Muir

Daughter
Female

Martha

Burton

Visitor
Female

Jane

Burton

Visitor
Female

Annie

Kerr

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Muir

Head

Married

34

1847

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bella

Muir

Wife

Married

33

1848

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet Lindsey

Muir

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Baby

Muir

Son

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Margaret Currie

Muir

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Martha

Burton

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Burton

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Annie

Kerr

Servant

Single

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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