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Household of Thomas Skeay (born 1828, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North 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 Skeay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Skeay, born in 1828 in North Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to George Skeay, born in 1830 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1856 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1865 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace (born 1868 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Wise, born in 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Skeay's household

Male

Thomas

Skeay

Head
Female

George

Skeay

Wife
Male

George

Skeay

Son
Male

James

Skeay

Son
Female

Grace

Skeay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Skeay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Skeay

Daughter
Male

James

Wise

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Skeay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Skeay

Head

Married

53

1828

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Skeay

Wife

Married

51

1830

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Skeay

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Skeay

Son

-

16

1865

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Skeay

Daughter

-

13

1868

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Skeay

Daughter

-

11

1870

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Skeay

Daughter

-

8

1873

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Wise

Boarder

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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