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Household of Richard Sterling (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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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.

Richard Sterling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sterling, born in 1825 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Sterling, born in 1829 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1857 in Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1862 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elenor (born 1869 in Scotland, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1871 in Scotland, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's -, Jane Mercer, born in 1847 in Scotland.


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Richard Sterling's household

Male

Richard

Sterling

Head
Female

Jane

Sterling

Wife
Female

Mary

Sterling

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sterling

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Sterling

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Sterling

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mercer

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First name(s) Richard
Last name Sterling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sterling

Head

Married

56

1825

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sterling

Wife

Married

52

1829

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sterling

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Middlesex, England

Jane

Sterling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elenor

Sterling

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scotland, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sterling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Mercer

-

Single

34

1847

Scotland

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