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Household of Thomas Crear (born 1838, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Crear and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Crear, born in 1838 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anne Crear, born in 1846 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Donald (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alison (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Borthwick, born in 1837 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Crear's household

Male

Thomas

Crear

Head
Female

Anne

Crear

Wife
Female

Margaret

Crear

Daughter
Male

Donald

Crear

Son
Female

Alison

Crear

Daughter
Male

James

Borthwick

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Crear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Crear

Head

Married

43

1838

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Anne

Crear

Wife

-

35

1846

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Crear

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

Crear

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alison

Crear

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Borthwick

Boarder

Unmarried

44

1837

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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