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Household of William Carson (born 1836, 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 Carson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Carson, born in 1836 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Carson, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in England), Isabella (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Carson's household

Male

William

Carson

Head
Female

Margaret

Carson

Wife
Male

James

Carson

Son
Female

Isabella

Carson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Carson

Son
Male

William

Carson

Son
Male

Walter

Carson

Son
Female

Agnes

Carson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Carson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
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

Carson

Head

Married

45

1836

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Carson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Carson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Isabella

Carson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Carson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Carson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Carson

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Carson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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