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Household of John Playfair (born 1849, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirknewton & East Calder, 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 Playfair and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Playfair, born in 1849 in Abernethy, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agness Playfair, born in 1851 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Slamannan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Slamannan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Robert Robertson, born in 1859 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Playfair's household
John
Playfair
Head
Agness
Playfair
Wife
Margaret
Playfair
Daughter
Janet
Playfair
Daughter
David
Playfair
Son
Peter
Playfair
Son
George
Playfair
Son
Robert
Robertson
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Playfair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Playfair | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Agness | Playfair | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Halbeath, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Playfair | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Playfair | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Slamannan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
David | Playfair | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Slamannan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Peter | Playfair | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Playfair | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Robertson | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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