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Household of Richard Whitson (born 1821, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.
Richard Whitson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whitson, born in 1821 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitson, born in 1824 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1853 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Eliza (born 1861 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Richard (born 1863 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Rachel (born 1865 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Grandson, John (born 1875 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Richard's Grandson, Thomas (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland).
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Richard Whitson's household
Richard
Whitson
Head
Mary
Whitson
Wife
Margaret
Whitson
Daughter
Eliza
Whitson
Daughter
Richard
Whitson
Son
Rachel
Whitson
Daughter
William
Whitson
Son
John
Whitson
Grandson
Thomas
Whitson
Grandson
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Whitson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Whitson | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Whitson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Whitson | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Eliza | Whitson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Richard | Whitson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Rachel | Whitson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Whitson | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Whitson | Grandson | - | 6 | 1875 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Whitson | Grandson | - | 3 | 1878 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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