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Household of William Ness (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 Ness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ness, born in 1848 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Ness, born in 1847 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Thomas Ness, born in 1856 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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William Ness's household

Male

William

Ness

Head
Female

Janet

Ness

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ness

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Ness

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ness

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Ness

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ness

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ness

Head

Married

33

1848

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Ness

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ness

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ness

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Ness

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ness

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ness

Brother

Unmarried

25

1856

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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