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Household of David Kirkness (born 1827, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 Kirkness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Kirkness, born in 1827 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Kirkness, born in 1835 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Davina M (born 1862 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, William Johnston, born in 1864 in Orkney, Scotland.


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David Kirkness's household

Male

David

Kirkness

Head
Female

Catherine

Kirkness

Wife
Female

Davina M

Kirkness

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Kirkness

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Kirkness

Daughter
Male

David

Kirkness

Son
Male

Peter

Kirkness

Son
Female

Mary

Kirkness

Daughter
Male

John

Kirkness

Son
Male

William

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Kirkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Kirkness

Head

Married

54

1827

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Kirkness

Wife

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Davina M

Kirkness

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Kirkness

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Kirkness

Daughter

-

13

1868

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

David

Kirkness

Son

-

10

1871

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Kirkness

Son

-

8

1873

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Kirkness

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

John

Kirkness

Son

-

3

1878

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

William

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

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