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Household of John Paton (born 1853, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 Paton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Paton, born in 1853 in Auchterderran, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Paton, born in 1855 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Betsy (born 1877 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Jo (born 1860 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1863 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Maggie (born 1867 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).


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John Paton's household

Male

John

Paton

Head
Female

Christina

Paton

Wife
Male

John

Paton

Son
Female

Betsy

Paton

Daughter
Female

Christina

Paton

Daughter
Male

Jo

Wyse

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Wyse

Brother-In-Law
Female

Maggie

Wyse

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Paton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Paton

Head

Married

28

1853

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Paton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

John

Paton

Son

-

6

1875

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Paton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Paton

Daughter

-

2

1879

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Jo

Wyse

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

William

Wyse

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Wyse

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

14

1867

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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