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Household of John Witherspoon (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Witherspoon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Witherspoon, born in 1837 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Witherspoon, born in 1841 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jassieannie (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), James P (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Witherspoon's household

Male

John

Witherspoon

Head
Female

Mary

Witherspoon

Wife
Male

Robert

Witherspoon

Son
Male

John

Witherspoon

Son
Female

Jassieannie

Witherspoon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Witherspoon

Daughter
Male

James P

Witherspoon

Son
Female

Agnes

Witherspoon

Daughter
Female

Helen

Witherspoon

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Witherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Witherspoon

Head

Married

44

1837

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Witherspoon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Witherspoon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Witherspoon

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

Jassieannie

Witherspoon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Witherspoon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

James P

Witherspoon

Son

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Witherspoon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Witherspoon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

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