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Household of John R Dodds (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 R Dodds and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Dodds, born in 1842 in Carrington, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth D Dodds, born in 1852 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John R (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David R (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet C (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter C (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John R's Servant, Jessie McBeath, born in 1860 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland.


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John R Dodds's household

Male

John R

Dodds

Head
Female

Elizabeth D

Dodds

Wife
Male

John R

Dodds

Son
Male

David R

Dodds

Son
Female

Janet C

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Walter C

Dodds

Son
Female

Jessie

McBeath

Servant
First name(s) John R
Last name Dodds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Dodds

Head

Married

39

1842

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth D

Dodds

Wife

Married

29

1852

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John R

Dodds

Son

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David R

Dodds

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet C

Dodds

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter C

Dodds

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McBeath

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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