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Household of Alexander Dearness (born 1841, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, Orkney, 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.
Alexander Dearness and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dearness, born in 1841 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dearness, born in 1838 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1866 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
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Alexander Dearness's household
Alexander
Dearness
Head
Margaret
Dearness
Wife
Janet
Dearness
Daughter
John
Dearness
Son
William
Dearness
Son
Margaret
Dearness
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Dearness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Dearness | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dearness | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Janet | Dearness | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Dearness | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Dearness | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dearness | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
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