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Household of John Muir (born 1834, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 Muir and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Muir, born in 1834 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Muir, born in 1841 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1839 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jeanie (born 1861 in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Muir's household

Male

John

Muir

Head
Female

Jessie

Muir

Wife
Female

Jessie

Muir

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jeanie

Tennant

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Muir

Head

Married

47

1834

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Muir

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Tennant

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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