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Household of Thomas Prentice (born 1831, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Prentice and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prentice, born in 1831 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Prentice, born in 1830 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander R (born 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth R (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Barbara (born 1854 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Prentice's household

Male

Thomas

Prentice

Head
Female

Jessie

Prentice

Wife
Male

Alexander R

Prentice

Son
Female

Elizabeth R

Prentice

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McKinlay

Servant
Female

Barbara

Houston

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prentice
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prentice

Head

Married

50

1831

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Prentice

Wife

Married

51

1830

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander R

Prentice

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Prentice

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

McKinlay

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barbara

Houston

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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