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Household of William Denness (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 Denness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Denness, born in 1842 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane B Denness, born in 1849 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie B (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary P (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Annie (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1851 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Denness's household

Male

William

Denness

Head
Female

Jane B

Denness

Wife
Female

Annie B

Denness

Daughter
Female

Mary P

Denness

Daughter
Male

William

Denness

Son
Female

Annie

Scott

Visitor
Female

Mary

Gilmour

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Denness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Denness

Head

Married

39

1842

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B

Denness

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie B

Denness

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary P

Denness

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Denness

Son

-

6

1875

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Scott

Visitor

Unmarried

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilmour

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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