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Household of Walter Palmer (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, 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 Palmer and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Palmer, born in 1850 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Palmer, born in 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William J (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Lodger, James Wightman, born in 1816 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Walter Palmer's household
Walter
Palmer
Head
Sarah
Palmer
Wife
William J
Palmer
Son
Elizabeth
Palmer
Daughter
Jane
Palmer
Daughter
James
Wightman
Lodger
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Palmer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Palmer | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Palmer | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William J | Palmer | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Palmer | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Palmer | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Wightman | Lodger | Married | 65 | 1816 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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