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Household of William Douglas (born 1844, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Douglas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1844 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Douglas, born in 1844 in Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Jessie D (born 1879 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Frederick (born 1864 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1837 in Alva, Fife, Scotland).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Douglas

Wife
Male

Frederick

Johnston

Step Son
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Female

Jessie D

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Robert

Johnston

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

37

1844

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Douglas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Frederick

Johnston

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jessie D

Douglas

Daughter

-

2

1879

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert

Johnston

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

44

1837

Alva, Fife, Scotland

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