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Household of William Calder (born 1815, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North 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 Calder and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Calder, born in 1815 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth R Calder, born in 1828 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alfred W (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Albert R (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth R (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Janet (born 1858 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland).


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William Calder's household

Male

William

Calder

Head
Female

Elizabeth R

Calder

Wife
Male

William

Calder Jr

Son
Male

Alfred W

Calder

Son
Male

Albert R

Calder

Son
Female

Elizabeth R

Calder

Daughter
Female

Mary

Clark

Servant
Female

Janet

Dick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Calder
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Calder

Head

Married

66

1815

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Calder

Wife

Married

53

1828

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Calder Jr

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alfred W

Calder

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Albert R

Calder

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Calder

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Dick

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

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