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Household of Adam Arcus (born 1821, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, Shetland, 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.

Adam Arcus and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Arcus, born in 1821 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jane Leask Arcus, born in 1831 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1857 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margery (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Mary (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Adam Arcus's household

Male

Adam

Arcus

Head
Female

Jane Leask

Arcus

Wife
Male

James

Arcus

Son
Male

Robert

Arcus

Son
Female

Margery

Arcus

Daughter
Female

Jane

Arcus

Daughter
Female

Janet

Arcus

Daughter
Female

Mary

Arcus

Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Arcus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Arcus

Head

Married

60

1821

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane Leask

Arcus

Wife

Married

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Arcus

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Arcus

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margery

Arcus

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Arcus

Daughter

-

14

1867

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Arcus

Daughter

-

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Arcus

Daughter

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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