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Household of William Coltherd (born 1842, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Coltherd and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Coltherd, born in 1842 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, They had 1 child; Mary, born 1812 in England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Boswell (born 1844 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Janet (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elen (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Janet (born 1812 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Coltherd's household

Male

William

Coltherd

Head
Male

Boswell

Coltherd

Brother
Female

Mary

Coltherd

Daughter
Female

Janet

Somerville

Servant
Female

Elen

Jones

Servant
Female

Janet

Adams

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Coltherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Coltherd

Head

Unmarried

39

1842

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Boswell

Coltherd

Brother

Unmarried

37

1844

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Coltherd

Daughter

Widow

69

1812

England

Janet

Somerville

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elen

Jones

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Adams

Servant

Widow

69

1812

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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