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Household of William Melrose (born 1842, Buteshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Melrose and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Melrose, born in 1842 in Rothesay, Buteshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Melrose, born in 1850 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1872 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Henry (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland).
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William Melrose's household
William
Melrose
Head
Isabella
Melrose
Wife
George
Melrose
Son
William
Melrose
Son
Margaret
Melrose
Daughter
Henry
Russell
Brother-In-Law
John
Lambert
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Melrose |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Melrose | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Melrose | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
George | Melrose | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland | |
William | Melrose | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Melrose | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Russell | Brother-In-Law | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Lambert | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland |
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