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Household of John Oliver (born 1853, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Oliver and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliver, born in 1853 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Oliver, born in 1857 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Lawrence C (born 1850 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Brother, James (born 1855 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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John Oliver's household

Male

John

Oliver

Head
Female

Susan

Oliver

Wife
Female

Margaret

Oliver

Daughter
Male

James

Oliver

Son
Male

Lawrence C

Steedman

Boarder
Male

James

Oliver

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliver

Head

Married

28

1853

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Susan

Oliver

Wife

Married

24

1857

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Oliver

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Oliver

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lawrence C

Steedman

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Oliver

Brother

Widower

26

1855

Peeblesshire, Scotland

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