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Household of John Patterson (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Patterson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Patterson, born in 1837 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Patterson, born in 1834 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Aytoun, born in 1854 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland.


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John Patterson's household

Male

John

Patterson

Head
Female

Martha

Patterson

Wife
Female

Martha

Patterson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Patterson

Son
Male

James

Patterson

Son
Male

George

Aytoun

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Patterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Patterson

Head

Married

44

1837

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha

Patterson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Martha

Patterson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Patterson

Son

-

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Patterson

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

George

Aytoun

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

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