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Household of John Penman (born 1816, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, 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 Penman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Penman, born in 1816 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Penman, born in 1830 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1856 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret P (born 1857 in Australia), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1862 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Penman's household

Male

John

Penman

Head
Female

Jane

Penman

Wife
Male

William

Penman

Son
Female

Margaret P

Penman

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Rankine

Servant
Male

Alexander

Kent

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Penman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Penman

Head

Married

65

1816

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Penman

Wife

Married

51

1830

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Penman

Son

Married

25

1856

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret P

Penman

Daughter-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Australia

Isabella

Rankine

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kent

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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