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Household of William Kennedy (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tain, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Kennedy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kennedy, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie J Kennedy, born in 1840 in England. They had 4 children; John R (born 1872 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Rachel H (born 1873 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Jane C (born 1876 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William C (born 1878 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William Kennedy's household

Male

William

Kennedy

Head
Female

Jessie J

Kennedy

Wife
Male

John R

Kennedy

Son
Female

Rachel H

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Jane C

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

William C

Kennedy

Son
Female

Jane

Grant

Servant
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kennedy

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie J

Kennedy

Wife

Married

41

1840

England

John R

Kennedy

Son

-

9

1872

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Rachel H

Kennedy

Daughter

-

8

1873

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Jane C

Kennedy

Daughter

-

5

1876

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William C

Kennedy

Son

-

3

1878

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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