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Household of John Whitelaw (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Whitelaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitelaw, born in 1832 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Whitelaw, born in 1836 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1870 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1872 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1860 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Joanna (born 1862 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Whitelaw's household

Male

John

Whitelaw

Head
Female

Isabella

Whitelaw

Wife
Male

William

Reid

Step Son
Female

Joanna

Birnie

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Whitelaw

Daughter
Male

John

Whitelaw

Son
Male

David

Whitelaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Whitelaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whitelaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Whitelaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitelaw

Head

Married

49

1832

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Whitelaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Reid

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joanna

Birnie

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Whitelaw

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Whitelaw

Son

-

11

1870

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Whitelaw

Son

-

9

1872

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

7

1874

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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