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Household of William Little (born 1827, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, 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 Little and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Little, born in 1827 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Foster Or Little, born in 1834 in England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1862 in England), John (born 1865 in England), Sarah Ann (born 1868 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Frances (born 1874 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1857 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Frances (born 1877 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1879 in England).


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William Little's household

Male

William

Little

Head
Female

Fanny

Foster Or Little

Wife
Male

Thomas

Little

Son
Male

John

Little

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Little

Daughter
Male

William

Little

Son
Female

Frances

Little

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Little

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Little

Daughter
Female

Mary

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Frances

Boyd

Granddaughter
Female

Ann

Boyd

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Little
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Little

Head

Married

54

1827

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Fanny

Foster Or Little

Wife

Married

47

1834

England

Thomas

Little

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

England

John

Little

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Sarah Ann

Little

Daughter

-

13

1868

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Little

Son

-

10

1871

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Frances

Little

Daughter

-

7

1874

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Little

Daughter

-

5

1876

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Little

Daughter

-

3

1878

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Boyd

Daughter

Widow

24

1857

England

Frances

Boyd

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ann

Boyd

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

England

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