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Household of John Skinner (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 Skinner and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Skinner, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Skinner, born in 1839 in Largo, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Ireland), John M (born 1872 in Ireland), Andrew (born 1875 in Gallatown, Fife, Scotland) and Jean (born 1880 in Gallatown, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Elizabeth Muir, born in 1867 in Fife, Scotland.


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John Skinner's household

Male

John

Skinner

Head
Female

Mary

Skinner

Wife
Male

William

Skinner

Son
Male

Thomas

Skinner

Son
Female

Annie

Skinner

Daughter
Male

John M

Skinner

Son
Male

Andrew

Skinner

Son
Female

Jean

Skinner

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Muir

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Skinner

Head

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Skinner

Wife

Married

42

1839

Largo, Fife, Scotland

William

Skinner

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Skinner

Son

-

13

1868

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Skinner

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ireland

John M

Skinner

Son

-

9

1872

Ireland

Andrew

Skinner

Son

-

6

1875

Gallatown, Fife, Scotland

Jean

Skinner

Daughter

-

1

1880

Gallatown, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Muir

Visitor

-

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

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