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Household of William Coldwell (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Coldwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Coldwell, born in 1845 in Dalmuir, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Coldwell, born in 1842 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William James (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), John A (born 1871 in Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie S D (born 1873 in Newington), Georgina C S (born 1875 in Newington) and Mary A H M (born 1879 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Helen (born 1819 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1869 in Selkirk, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Coldwell's household

Male

William

Coldwell

Head
Female

Jessie

Coldwell

Wife
Male

William James

Coldwell

Son
Male

John A

Coldwell

Son
Female

Maggie S D

Coldwell

Daughter
Female

Georgina C S

Coldwell

Daughter
Female

Mary A H M

Coldwell

Daughter
Female

Helen

Coldwell

Mother
Male

William

Rutherford

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Coldwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dalmuir, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Coldwell

Head

Married

36

1845

Dalmuir, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Coldwell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

William James

Coldwell

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

John A

Coldwell

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie S D

Coldwell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Newington

Georgina C S

Coldwell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Newington

Mary A H M

Coldwell

Daughter

-

2

1879

-

Helen

Coldwell

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Rutherford

Boarder

Unmarried

12

1869

Selkirk, Midlothian, Scotland

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