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Household of Thomas Cunningham (born 1817, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, 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 Cunningham and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cunningham, born in 1817 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Joan Cunningham, born in 1820 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Watson (born 1854 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and Laurance (born 1857 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret C Forrest, born in 1868 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Cunningham's household

Male

Thomas

Cunningham

Head
Female

Joan

Cunningham

Wife
Female

Watson

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

Laurance

Cunningham

Son
Female

Margaret C

Forrest

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cunningham

Head

Married

64

1817

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Cunningham

Wife

Married

61

1820

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Watson

Cunningham

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Laurance

Cunningham

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret C

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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