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Household of David Brass (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, 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.

David Brass and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Brass, born in 1839 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Brass, born in 1839 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Mary J (born 1876 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Rebecca (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland) and David's Servant, David (born 1851 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).


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David Brass's household

Male

David

Brass

Head
Female

Mary

Brass

Wife
Male

John

Brass

Son
Female

Agnes

Brass

Daughter
Male

James

Brass

Son
Male

William

Brass

Son
Male

David

Brass

Son
Female

Mary J

Brass

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brass

Son
Female

Margaret

Brass

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Delday

Servant
Male

David

Laughton

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Brass
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Brass

Head

Married

42

1839

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Brass

Wife

Married

42

1839

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Brass

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Brass

Daughter

-

14

1867

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

James

Brass

Son

-

12

1869

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

William

Brass

Son

-

10

1871

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

David

Brass

Son

-

7

1874

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary J

Brass

Daughter

-

5

1876

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Brass

Son

-

3

1878

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Brass

Daughter

-

1

1880

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Rebecca

Delday

Servant

-

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

David

Laughton

Servant

-

30

1851

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

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