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Household of William Mearns (born 1850, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Mearns and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mearns, born in 1850 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mearns, born in 1855 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1878 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret Ann (born 1880 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Isabella Kelman, born in 1865 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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William Mearns's household
William
Mearns
Head
Margaret
Mearns
Wife
Jane
Mearns
Daughter
Margaret Ann
Mearns
Daughter
Isabella
Kelman
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Mearns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Mearns | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Mearns | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Mearns | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret Ann | Mearns | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Kelman | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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