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Household of Joseph Farrer (born 1813, Dumfriesshire)

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.

Joseph Farrer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Farrer, born in 1813 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Farrer, born in 1812 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1850 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son-In-Law, John (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph's Grandson, William (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Joseph Farrer's household

Male

Joseph

Farrer

Head
Female

Catherine

Farrer

Wife
Male

John

Farrer

Son
Male

John

Stewart

Son-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Stewart

Daughter
Male

William

Stewart

Grandson
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Farrer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Farrer

Head

Married

68

1813

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Farrer

Wife

Married

69

1812

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Farrer

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Stewart

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Stewart

Grandson

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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