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Household of Margaret Charleson (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Margaret Charleson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Charleson, born in 1834 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, married to John Charleson, born in 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's -, Alexander Crearer, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Margaret Charleson's household

Female

Margaret

Charleson

Head
Male

John

Charleson

Son
Male

Henry

Charleson

Son
Male

William

Charleson

Son
Male

Thomas

Charleson

Son
Male

George

Charleson

Son
Male

Alexander

Crearer

-
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Charleson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Charleson

Head

Married

47

1834

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Charleson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Charleson

Son

-

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Charleson

Son

-

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Charleson

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Charleson

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Crearer

-

Widower

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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