Robert Robertson
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Household of John Trotter (born 1845, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Trotter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Trotter, born in 1845 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Trotter, born in 1840 in Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1872 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Nancy D (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Mask, born in 1859 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland.
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John Trotter's household
John
Trotter
Head
Helen
Trotter
Wife
Isabella
Trotter
Daughter
John
Trotter
Son
Helen
Trotter
Daughter
Nancy D
Trotter
Daughter
William
Mask
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Trotter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Trotter | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Trotter | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Trotter | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Trotter | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Trotter | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Nancy D | Trotter | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Mask | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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