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Household of John Ragain (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Ragain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ragain, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Hamilton Nelson Ragain, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Henrietta Hamilton (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Ragain's household

Male

John

Ragain

Head
Female

Helen Hamilton Nelson

Ragain

Wife
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Henrietta Hamilton

Ragain

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ragain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Ragain

Head

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Hamilton Nelson

Ragain

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Nelson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henrietta Hamilton

Ragain

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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