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Household of Andrew Kirkness (born 1850, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, 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.
Andrew Kirkness and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Kirkness, born in 1850 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Grace Kirkness, born in 1853 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Grace (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Servant, Jemima Shearer, born in 1866 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Andrew Kirkness's household
Andrew
Kirkness
Head
Grace
Kirkness
Wife
Mary
Kirkness
Daughter
James
Kirkness
Son
William
Kirkness
Son
Grace
Kirkness
Daughter
Jemima
Shearer
Servant
| First name(s) | Andrew |
| Last name | Kirkness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew | Kirkness | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Grace | Kirkness | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Kirkness | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Kirkness | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Kirkness | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Grace | Kirkness | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jemima | Shearer | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland |
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