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Household of Robert Colvin (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkconnel, 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.
Robert Colvin and 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Colvin, born in 1844 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Colvin, born in 1851 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1871 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Jane (born 1875 in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Andrew Lorimer (born 1880 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Janet (born 1860 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Janet (born 1867 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Frederick (born 1841 in England).
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Robert Colvin's household
Robert
Colvin
Head
Janet
Colvin
Wife
William
Colvin
Son
James
Colvin
Son
John
Colvin
Son
Elizabeth Jane
Colvin
Daughter
Robert
Colvin
Son
Agnes
Colvin
Daughter
Andrew Lorimer
Colvin
Son
Martha
Savage
Servant
Janet
Dalziel
Servant
Janet
Harkness
Servant
Frederick
Yeirs
Visitor
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Colvin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Colvin | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Colvin | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Colvin | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Colvin | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Colvin | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Jane | Colvin | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Colvin | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Colvin | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Andrew Lorimer | Colvin | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Savage | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Dalziel | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Harkness | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Frederick | Yeirs | Visitor | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | England |
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