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Household of William Comb (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Comb and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Comb, born in 1843 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Comb, born in 1844 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mathew (born 1877 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and - (born 1879 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Ann (born 1810 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Brother, Peter (born 1845 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Comb's household

Male

William

Comb

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Comb

Wife
Male

John

Comb

Son
Female

Ann

Comb

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Comb

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Comb

Son
Female

-

-

Daughter
Female

Ann

Comb

Mother
Male

Peter

Comb

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Comb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Comb

Head

Married

38

1843

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Comb

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Comb

Son

-

16

1865

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Comb

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Comb

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mathew

Comb

Son

-

4

1877

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

-

-

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Comb

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Comb

Brother

Unmarried

36

1845

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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