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Household of John West (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, 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 West and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John West, born in 1844 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary West, born in 1843 in Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in England), Rebecca (born 1869 in England), John (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John West's household

Male

John

West

Head
Female

Mary

West

Wife
Male

Alexander

West

Son
Female

Mary

West

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

West

Daughter
Male

John

West

Son
Female

Elizabeth

West

Daughter
Male

Robert

West

Son
Female

Alice

West

Daughter
Female

Jessie

West

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

West

Head

Married

37

1844

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

West

Wife

Married

38

1843

Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

West

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

West

Daughter

-

14

1867

England

Rebecca

West

Daughter

-

12

1869

England

John

West

Son

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

West

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

West

Son

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alice

West

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

West

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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