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Household of William Kesson (born 1843, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Kesson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kesson, born in 1843 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Kesson, born in 1841 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Harry (born 1871 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Colin (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Kesson's household

Male

William

Kesson

Head
Female

Jessie

Kesson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Kesson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Kesson

Son
Male

Colin

Kesson

Son
Female

Mary

Kesson

Daughter
Male

James

Kesson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Kesson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kesson

Head

Married

38

1843

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kesson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kesson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harry

Kesson

Son

-

10

1871

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Colin

Kesson

Son

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kesson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Kesson

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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