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Household of Matthew Litster (born 1837, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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.

Matthew Litster and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Litster, born in 1837 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Christina Litster, born in 1844 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John H (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Matthew Litster's household

Male

Matthew

Litster

Head
Female

Christina

Litster

Wife
Male

James

Litster

Son
Female

Maggie

Litster

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Litster

Daughter
Male

John H

Litster

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Litster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Litster

Head

Married

44

1837

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Litster

Wife

Married

37

1844

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Litster

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Litster

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Litster

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John H

Litster

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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