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Household of Alexander Kennedy (born 1819, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 Kennedy and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kennedy, born in 1819 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Kennedy, born in 1820 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Betsy (born 1848 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1853 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1855 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Sarah (born 1862 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1864 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Jessie McKellar, born in 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Kennedy's household
Alexander
Kennedy
Head
Janet
Kennedy
Wife
Betsy
Kennedy
Daughter
Jane
McKellar
Daughter
Alexander
Kennedy
Son
Margaret
Kennedy
Daughter
Sarah
Kennedy
Daughter
John
Kennedy
Son
Jessie
McKellar
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Kennedy |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Burry, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Kennedy | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Janet | Kennedy | Wife | Married | 61 | 1820 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Kennedy | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | McKellar | Daughter | Married | 28 | 1853 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Kennedy | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Kennedy | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Sarah | Kennedy | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Kennedy | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | McKellar | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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