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Household of John Whitson (born 1839, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Whitson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitson, born in 1839 in Dull, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Whitson, born in 1837 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1868 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alfred (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Mother, Williamina Johnston, born in 1815 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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John Whitson's household
John
Whitson
Head
Barbara
Whitson
Wife
James
Whitson
Son
Janet
Whitson
Daughter
Thomas
Whitson
Son
Alfred
Whitson
Son
Williamina
Johnston
Step Mother
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Whitson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Dull, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Whitson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Dull, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Whitson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Whitson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Whitson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Whitson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alfred | Whitson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Williamina | Johnston | Step Mother | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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