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Household of William Percy (born 1827, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Percy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Percy, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Percy, born in 1837 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1871 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Christina (born 1859 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Alexander (born 1861 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Percy's household

Male

William

Percy

Head
Female

Jane

Percy

Wife
Female

Jane

Percy

Daughter
Male

George

Percy

Son
Male

William

Percy

Son
Female

Ann

Percy

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

Visitor
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Percy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Percy

Head

Married

54

1827

Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Percy

Wife

Married

44

1837

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Percy

Daughter

-

10

1871

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

George

Percy

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Percy

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Percy

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

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