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Household of William Somerville (born 1830, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 Somerville and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Somerville, born in 1830 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Somerville, born in 1834 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Ann Buchanan, born in 1834 in Fife, Scotland.


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William Somerville's household

Male

William

Somerville

Head
Female

Margaret

Somerville

Wife
Male

James

Somerville

Son
Male

Duncan

Somerville

Son
Female

Mary

Somerville

Daughter
Female

Ann

Buchanan

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Somerville

Head

Married

51

1830

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Somerville

Wife

Married

47

1834

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Somerville

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Buchanan

Visitor

Married

47

1834

Fife, Scotland

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