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Household of John Wilson Ness (born 1839, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Wilson Ness and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson Ness, born in 1839 in Lauder, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. John Wilson was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ness, born in 1837 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1861 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), Agnes Taylor (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth Robertson (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John Aex Robertson (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Wilson Ness's household

Male

John Wilson

Ness

Head
Female

Margaret

Ness

Wife
Female

Annie

Ness

Daughter
Female

Agnes Taylor

Ness

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Robertson

Ness

Daughter
Male

John Aex Robertson

Ness

Son
First name(s) John Wilson
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Wilson

Ness

Head

Married

42

1839

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ness

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Annie

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes Taylor

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Robertson

Ness

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Aex Robertson

Ness

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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