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Household of John Polson (born 1853, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 Polson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Polson, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Gordon Polson, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Jane R (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Louisa (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Polson's household

Male

John

Polson

Head
Female

Gordon

Polson

Wife
Male

James

Polson

Son
Female

Jane R

Polson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davies

Boarder
Female

Louisa

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Polson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Polson

Head

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Gordon

Polson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Polson

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane R

Polson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Davies

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Davies

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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