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Household of William Geddes (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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 Geddes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Geddes, born in 1844 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Geddes, born in 1850 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Bella (born 1879 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1860 in Galston, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1867 in Galston, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Geddes's household

Male

William

Geddes

Head
Female

Jane

Geddes

Wife
Male

Alexander

Geddes

Son
Male

William

Geddes

Son
Female

Jane

Geddes

Daughter
Female

Bella

Geddes

Daughter
Male

John

Geddes

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Smith

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Geddes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Geddes

Head

Married

37

1844

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Geddes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Geddes

Son

-

7

1874

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Geddes

Son

-

6

1875

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Geddes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Bella

Geddes

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Geddes

Son

-

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Galston, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Sister-In-Law

-

14

1867

Galston, Midlothian, Scotland

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