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Household of William Coventry (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wemyss, Fife, 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 Coventry and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Coventry, born in 1826 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Coventry, born in 1818 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1856 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1858 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1861 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Betsy B (born 1875 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Janet S (born 1878 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).


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William Coventry's household

Male

William

Coventry

Head
Female

Betsy

Coventry

Wife
Female

Helen

Coventry

Daughter
Male

Robert

Coventry

Son
Female

Betsy

Coventry

Daughter
Female

Betsy B

Black

Granddaughter
Female

Janet S

Black

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Coventry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Coventry

Head

Married

55

1826

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Coventry

Wife

Married

63

1818

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Coventry

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Coventry

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Coventry

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Betsy B

Black

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet S

Black

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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