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Household of John Oliver (born 1851, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 Oliver and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliver, born in 1851 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Edith Mary Oliver, born in 1854 in England. They had 3 children; Mary Lindsay (born 1878 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George Lindsay (born 1879 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John Lindsay (born 1881 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Henrietta (born 1847 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Ann (born 1844 in Ireland), John's Servant, Ann (born 1848 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Barbara (born 1857 in Roberton, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Oliver's household

Male

John

Oliver

Head
Female

Edith Mary

Oliver

Wife
Female

Mary Lindsay

Oliver

Daughter
Male

George Lindsay

Oliver

Son
Male

John Lindsay

Oliver

Son
Female

Henrietta

Oliver

Cousin
Female

Ann

Cowan

Servant
Female

Ann

Milligan

Servant
Female

Isabella

Davidson

Servant
Female

Barbara

Brown

Servant
Female

Mary

Cowan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliver

Head

Married

30

1851

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Edith Mary

Oliver

Wife

-

27

1854

England

Mary Lindsay

Oliver

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George Lindsay

Oliver

Son

-

2

1879

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John Lindsay

Oliver

Son

-

0

1881

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Oliver

Cousin

Unmarried

34

1847

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ann

Cowan

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Ireland

Ann

Milligan

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Barbara

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Roberton, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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