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Household of Thomas Devlin (born 1844, Roxburghshire)

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 Devlin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Devlin, born in 1844 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Devlin, born in 1847 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John B (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William R (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert A (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James B (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret B (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Niece, Sophia Herchell, born in 1857 in England.


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Thomas Devlin's household

Male

Thomas

Devlin

Head
Female

Jane

Devlin

Wife
Male

John B

Devlin

Son
Male

William R

Devlin

Son
Male

Thomas

Devlin

Son
Male

Robert A

Devlin

Son
Male

James B

Devlin

Son
Female

Margaret B

Devlin

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Herchell

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Devlin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Devlin

Head

Married

37

1844

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Devlin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

John B

Devlin

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William R

Devlin

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Devlin

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert A

Devlin

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James B

Devlin

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret B

Devlin

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sophia

Herchell

Niece

Unmarried

24

1857

England

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