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Household of Charlotte Hercus (born 1829, 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.

Charlotte Hercus and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charlotte Hercus, born in 1829 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 2 members. Charlotte was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Jessie, born 1860 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.


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Charlotte Hercus's household

Female

Charlotte

Hercus

Head
Female

Jessie

Hercus

Daughter
First name(s) Charlotte
Last name Hercus
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Charlotte

Hercus

Head

Widow

52

1829

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Hercus

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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