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Household of William Blance (born 1849, Midlothian)

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.

William Blance and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blance, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Blance, born in 1852 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Jane Wilkie, born in 1805 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Blance's household

Male

William

Blance

Head
Female

Janet

Blance

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Blance

Daughter
Male

John

Blance

Son
Female

Mary

Blance

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilkie

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Blance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blance

Head

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Blance

Wife

-

29

1852

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Blance

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Blance

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Blance

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wilkie

Visitor

Widow

76

1805

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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