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Household of Thomas Ancrum (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Thomas Ancrum and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ancrum, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ancrum, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, Thomas (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Ancrum's household

Male

Thomas

Ancrum

Head
Female

Mary A

Ancrum

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ancrum

Son
Male

James

Ancrum

Son
Male

William

Ancrum

Son
Male

David

Ancrum

Son
Male

Thomas

Buchanan

Nephew
Female

Jane

Christie

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ancrum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ancrum

Head

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Ancrum

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Ancrum

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Ancrum

Son

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Ancrum

Son

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Ancrum

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Buchanan

Nephew

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Christie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Midlothian, Scotland

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