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Household of William Franks (born 1842)

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 Franks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Franks, born in 1842 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Franks, born in 1842 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Kate (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in St Leonards, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1876 in St Leonards, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Franks's household

Male

William

Franks

Head
Female

Jessie

Franks

Wife
Female

Kate

Franks

Daughter
Male

William

Franks

Son
Female

Jessie

Franks

Daughter
Male

James

Franks

Son
Male

Robert

Franks

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Franks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Franks

Head

Married

39

1842

England

Jessie

Franks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Kate

Franks

Daughter

-

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Franks

Son

-

16

1865

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Franks

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Leonards, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Franks

Son

-

5

1876

St Leonards, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Franks

Son

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

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