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Household of William Copland (born 1842, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 Copland and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Copland, born in 1842 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Copland, born in 1843 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Ellis J (born 1881 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Copland's household

Male

William

Copland

Head
Female

Janet

Copland

Wife
Male

William

Copland

Son
Female

Janet

Copland

Daughter
Male

James

Copland

Son
Male

Robert

Copland

Son
Male

Thomas

Copland

Son
Male

John

Copland

Son
Female

Ellis J

Copland

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Copland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Copland

Head

Married

39

1842

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Copland

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Copland

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Copland

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Copland

Son

-

12

1869

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Copland

Son

-

8

1873

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Copland

Son

-

5

1876

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Copland

Son

-

3

1878

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellis J

Copland

Daughter

-

0

1881

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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