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Household of Matthew Barr (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newlands, Peeblesshire, 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.

Matthew Barr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Barr, born in 1845 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Helen H Barr, born in 1856 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Agnes B, born 1880 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Matthew's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, James (born 1865 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Barr's household

Male

Matthew

Barr

Head
Female

Helen H

Barr

Wife
Female

Agnes B

Barr

Daughter
Female

Mary

McCaskall

Servant
Female

Catherine

Craig

Servant
Male

James

Girdwood

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Barr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Barr

Head

Married

36

1845

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen H

Barr

Wife

Married

25

1856

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes B

Barr

Daughter

-

1

1880

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

McCaskall

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Girdwood

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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