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Household of John Trail (born 1852, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methven, Perthshire, 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 Trail and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Trail, born in 1852 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Trail, born in 1842 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), Frances (born 1877 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, James (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1841 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Trail's household

Male

John

Trail

Head
Female

Mary

Trail

Wife
Female

Isabella

Alexander

Step Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Step Son
Male

John

Trail

Son
Female

Frances

Trail

Daughter
Female

Mary

Trail

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Trail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Trail

Head

Married

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Trail

Wife

Married

39

1842

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Alexander

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Step Son

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Trail

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Frances

Trail

Daughter

-

4

1877

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Trail

Daughter

-

2

1879

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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