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Household of Thomas Somerville (born 1847, Peeblesshire)

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 Somerville and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Somerville, born in 1847 in Broughton, Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Somerville, born in 1851 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander Mcg (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Somerville's household

Male

Thomas

Somerville

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Somerville

Wife
Male

Thomas

Somerville

Son
Male

Alexander Mcg

Somerville

Son
Male

Robert

Somerville

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Somerville

Head

Married

34

1847

Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Somerville

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Somerville

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander Mcg

Somerville

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Somerville

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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