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Household of Joseph Cape (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

Joseph Cape and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cape, born in 1834 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cape, born in 1829 in Bo'ness, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1857 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1860 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Annie (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1868 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, Alexander Dobie, born in 1868 in Kinloch, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Cape's household

Male

Joseph

Cape

Head
Female

Margaret

Cape

Wife
Female

Mary

Cape

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cape

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cape

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Cape

Son
Male

Alexander

Dobie

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cape
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cape

Head

Married

47

1834

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cape

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bo'ness, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cape

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Cape

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Cape

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Cape

Son

-

13

1868

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dobie

Nephew

-

13

1868

Kinloch, Perthshire, Scotland

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