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Household of William Douglas (born 1833, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1833 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Douglas, born in 1841 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles R (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George R (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas S B (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David J (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Wife
Male

Andrew

Douglas

Son
Male

Charles R

Douglas

Son
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Male

George R

Douglas

Son
Male

Thomas S B

Douglas

Son
Male

David J

Douglas

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

48

1833

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Wife

Married

40

1841

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles R

Douglas

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George R

Douglas

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas S B

Douglas

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David J

Douglas

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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