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Household of Samuel Allison (born 1850, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.

Samuel Allison and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Allison, born in 1850 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Allison, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jeanie, born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother-In-Law, Jane Shiells, born in 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Samuel Allison's household

Male

Samuel

Allison

Head
Female

Jane

Allison

Wife
Female

Jeanie

Allison

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shiells

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Allison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Allison

Head

Married

31

1850

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Allison

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Allison

Daughter

-

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Shiells

Mother-In-Law

Married

62

1819

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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