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Household of Matthew Lorimer (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, 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 Lorimer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Lorimer, born in 1840 in Collin, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Lorimer, born in 1840 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Sister-In-Law, Agnes Hunter, born in 1852 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Lorimer's household

Male

Matthew

Lorimer

Head
Female

Mary

Lorimer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Lorimer

Daughter
Male

James

Lorimer

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Lorimer

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Hunter

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Lorimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Collin, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Lorimer

Head

Married

41

1840

Collin, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Lorimer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lorimer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Lorimer

Son

-

2

1879

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Lorimer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Hunter

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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