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Household of William John Carruthers (born 1851, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, 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 John Carruthers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Carruthers, born in 1851 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Carruthers, born in 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Marion (born 1875 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jeannie (born 1877 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1879 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William John's Nephew, William Holt, born in 1876 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William John Carruthers's household

Male

William John

Carruthers

Head
Female

Catherine

Carruthers

Wife
Female

Marion

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

George

Carruthers

Son
Female

Jeannie

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Carruthers

Son
Female

Janet

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

William

Holt

Nephew
First name(s) William John
Last name Carruthers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Carruthers

Head

Married

30

1851

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Carruthers

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marion

Carruthers

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Carruthers

Son

-

5

1876

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Carruthers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Matthew

Carruthers

Son

-

2

1879

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Carruthers

Daughter

-

0

1881

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Holt

Nephew

-

5

1876

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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