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Household of John Nesbit (born 1837)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 Nesbit and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nesbit, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Nesbit, born in 1834 in England. They had 3 children; James (born 1871 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary E (born 1872 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret A L (born 1874 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ellen Lander, born in 1860 in Blackford, Berwickshire, Scotland.
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John Nesbit's household
John
Nesbit
Head
Henrietta
Nesbit
Wife
James
Nesbit
Son
Mary E
Nesbit
Daughter
Margaret A L
Nesbit
Daughter
Ellen
Lander
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Nesbit |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Nesbit | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | England | |
Henrietta | Nesbit | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | England | |
James | Nesbit | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary E | Nesbit | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret A L | Nesbit | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ellen | Lander | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Blackford, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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