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Household of John Selby Nesbitt (born 1853, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Selby Nesbitt and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Selby Nesbitt, born in 1853 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John Selby was the head of the household, married to Mary Nesbitt, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John S (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John Selby's Servant, Jennet McPherson, born in 1867 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Selby Nesbitt's household

Male

John Selby

Nesbitt

Head
Female

Mary

Nesbitt

Wife
Male

William

Nesbitt

Son
Male

John S

Nesbitt

Son
Female

Jennet

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) John Selby
Last name Nesbitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Selby

Nesbitt

Head

Married

28

1853

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Nesbitt

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nesbitt

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John S

Nesbitt

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jennet

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Invernessshire, Scotland

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