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Household of John Palmer (born 1854, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, 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 Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Palmer, born in 1854 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Maxwell, born in 1857 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie Jane (born 1877 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary (born 1845 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Mary Janet (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1867 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Palmer's household

Male

John

Palmer

Head
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Maggie Jane

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Janet

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Visitor
Female

Mary Janet

Kirkpatrick

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Kirkpatrick

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Gourley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Palmer

Head

Married

27

1854

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Wife

Married

24

1857

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie Jane

Palmer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Palmer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Janet

Kirkpatrick

Visitor

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kirkpatrick

Visitor

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gourley

Servant

-

14

1867

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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