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Household of John Patterson (born 1811, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, 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 Patterson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Patterson, born in 1811 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Patterson, born in 1837 in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; William Edgar (born 1860 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John Salmon (born 1862 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Margaret Mitchell (born 1870 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1830 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and John's Servant, James (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Patterson's household

Male

John

Patterson

Head
Female

Anne

Patterson

Wife
Male

William Edgar

Patterson

Son
Male

John Salmon

Patterson

Son
Female

Margaret Mitchell

Patterson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McMillan

Servant
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Servant
Male

James

Crosbie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Patterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Patterson

Head

Married

70

1811

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Anne

Patterson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William Edgar

Patterson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John Salmon

Patterson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret Mitchell

Patterson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

51

1830

Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

James

Crosbie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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