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Household of Alexander Driver (born 1825, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Driver and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Driver, born in 1825 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Driver, born in 1832 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Betsy (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Alexina (born 1857 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).
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Alexander Driver's household
Alexander
Driver
Head
Margaret
Driver
Wife
Betsy
Driver
Daughter
Margaret
Driver
Daughter
George
Driver
Boarder
Alexina
Driver
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Driver |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Driver | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Driver | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Driver | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Driver | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Driver | Boarder | Married | 22 | 1859 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexina | Driver | Boarder | Married | 24 | 1857 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
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