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Household of Thomas Fern (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Fern and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fern, born in 1853 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Fern, born in 1854 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Mary A (born 1817 in Ireland) and Thomas's Cousin, Robert (born 1841 in Ireland).


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Thomas Fern's household

Male

Thomas

Fern

Head
Female

Mary

Fern

Wife
Male

Henry

Fern

Son
Male

John

Fern

Son
Male

William

Fern

Son
Male

Thomas

Fern

Son
Female

Mary A

Fern

Mother
Male

Robert

Fern

Cousin
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fern

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Mary

Fern

Wife

Married

27

1854

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Henry

Fern

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Fern

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Fern

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Fern

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Fern

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

Robert

Fern

Cousin

Married

40

1841

Ireland

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