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Household of John Somerville (born 1832, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
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 Somerville and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Somerville, born in 1832 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Somerville, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1878 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Somerville's household
John
Somerville
Head
Mary
Somerville
Wife
Catherine
Douglas
Step Daughter
John
Douglas
Step Son
Mary
Douglas
Step Daughter
James
Somerville
Son
Elizabeth A
Somerville
Daughter
Georgina
Somerville
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Somerville |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Somerville | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Somerville | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Douglas | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Douglas | Step Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Douglas | Step Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Somerville | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth A | Somerville | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Georgina | Somerville | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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