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Household of Thomas Carlyle (born 1835, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, 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 Carlyle and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Carlyle, born in 1835 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Carlyle, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1871 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1881 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's -, Agnes McCubbin, born in 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Carlyle's household

Male

Thomas

Carlyle

Head
Female

Agnes

Carlyle

Wife
Male

John

Carlyle

Son
Male

Adam

Carlyle

Son
Female

Marion

Carlyle

Daughter
Male

James

Carlyle

Son
Female

Jane

Carlyle

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McCubbin

-
Male

Samuel

Carlyle

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Carlyle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Carlyle

Head

Married

46

1835

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Carlyle

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Carlyle

Son

-

15

1866

New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Adam

Carlyle

Son

-

10

1871

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marion

Carlyle

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Carlyle

Son

-

6

1875

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Carlyle

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

McCubbin

-

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Samuel

Carlyle

Son

-

0

1881

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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