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Household of Thomas Blair (born 1838, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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 Blair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blair, born in 1838 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Blair, born in 1835 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1858 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Janet W Blair, born in 1879 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Blair's household

Male

Thomas

Blair

Head
Female

Margaret

Blair

Wife
Female

Janet

Blair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Blair

Daughter
Male

William

Blair

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Blair

Daughter
Female

Janet W

Blair

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blair

Head

Married

43

1838

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Blair

Wife

Married

46

1835

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Blair

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Blair

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Blair

Son

-

10

1871

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Blair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet W

Blair

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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