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Household of William Kennedy (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkconnel, 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 Kennedy and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kennedy, born in 1844 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cecile Kennedy, born in 1847 in United States. They had 7 children; John (born 1870 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Cecil (born 1875 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Alexander (born 1859 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William's Servant, David (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Agnes (born 1866 in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Janet (born 1861 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Kennedy's household

Male

William

Kennedy

Head
Female

Mary Cecile

Kennedy

Wife
Male

John

Kennedy

Son
Male

William

Kennedy

Son
Female

Mary

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

Cecil

Kennedy

Son
Female

Janet

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kennedy

Son
Male

Charles

Kennedy

Son
Male

Alexander

McMorrin

Servant
Male

David

McMurdo

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Servant
Female

Agnes

Steele

Servant
Female

Janet

Lorimer

Servant
Female

Jane

Wason

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kennedy

Head

Married

37

1844

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Cecile

Kennedy

Wife

Married

34

1847

United States

John

Kennedy

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Kennedy

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Kennedy

Daughter

-

8

1873

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Cecil

Kennedy

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Kennedy

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Kennedy

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charles

Kennedy

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

McMorrin

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

David

McMurdo

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Steele

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Lorimer

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Wason

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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