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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
William
Geddes
Head
Jane
Geddes
Wife
Alexander
Geddes
Son
William
Geddes
Son
Jane
Geddes
Daughter
Bella
Geddes
Daughter
John
Geddes
Son
Margaret
Smith
Sister-In-Law
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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