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Household of Walter Melrose (born 1831, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, 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 Melrose and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Melrose, born in 1831 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Janet Melrose, born in 1829 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John B (born 1865 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1868 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1873 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Nephew, John B Brown, born in 1870 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Walter Melrose's household
Walter
Melrose
Head
Janet
Melrose
Wife
John B
Melrose
Son
Robina
Melrose
Daughter
Walter
Melrose
Son
John B
Brown
Nephew
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Melrose |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Melrose | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Melrose | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John B | Melrose | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Robina | Melrose | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Melrose | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
John B | Brown | Nephew | - | 11 | 1870 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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