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Household of Robert Comb (born 1855, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, 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.

Robert Comb and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Comb, born in 1855 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Peter (born 1871 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Aunt, Jane (born 1827 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert's Cousin, Jane (born 1862 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert's Cousin, William (born 1869 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Comb's household

Male

Robert

Comb

Head
Male

Peter

Comb

Son
Male

Robert

Comb

Son
Female

Jane

Comb

Aunt
Female

Jane

Comb

Cousin
Male

William

Brown

Cousin
First name(s) Robert
Last name Comb
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Comb

Head

Widower

26

1855

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Comb

Son

-

10

1871

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Comb

Son

-

5

1876

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Comb

Aunt

Unmarried

54

1827

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Comb

Cousin

Unmarried

19

1862

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Brown

Cousin

-

12

1869

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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