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Household of Walter Herdman (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cramond, 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.

Walter Herdman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Herdman, born in 1833 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Herdman, born in 1834 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sophia (born 1855 in Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Walter's Visitor, Thomas (born 1847 in England).


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Walter Herdman's household

Male

Walter

Herdman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Herdman

Wife
Female

Sophia

Herdman

Daughter
Male

George

Herdman

Son
Male

Benjamin

Herdman

Son
Male

John

Herdman

Son
Male

William

Paterson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) Walter
Last name Herdman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Herdman

Head

Married

48

1833

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Herdman

Wife

Married

47

1834

Midlothian, Scotland

Sophia

Herdman

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Midlothian, Scotland

George

Herdman

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

Benjamin

Herdman

Son

-

14

1867

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Herdman

Son

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Paterson

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Brown

Visitor

Unmarried

34

1847

England

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