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Household of William Nairn (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 Nairn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nairn, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherina Nairn, born in 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherina (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jessie Masterton, born in 1867 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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William Nairn's household

Male

William

Nairn

Head
Female

Catherina

Nairn

Wife
Male

James

Nairn

Son
Male

William

Nairn

Son
Male

Robert

Nairn

Son
Male

George

Nairn

Son
Female

Maggie

Nairn

Daughter
Female

Catherina

Nairn

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Masterton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nairn

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherina

Nairn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Nairn

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nairn

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Nairn

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Nairn

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Nairn

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherina

Nairn

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Masterton

Servant

-

14

1867

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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