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Household of Samuel Ferguson (born 1831, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Ferguson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Ferguson, born in 1831 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Janet Ferguson, born in 1831 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Ireland) and Samuel's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Ireland).


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Samuel Ferguson's household

Male

Samuel

Ferguson

Head
Female

Janet

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Martha

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

William

McCarron

Boarder
Male

John

Johnstone

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Ferguson

Head

Married

50

1831

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Ferguson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Argyllshire, Scotland

Martha

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Ferguson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McCarron

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

John

Johnstone

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

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