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Household of David Manson (born 1843, 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.

David Manson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Manson, born in 1843 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie S Manson, born in 1846 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Anne (born 1865 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Joanna (born 1871 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).


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David Manson's household

Male

David

Manson

Head
Female

Jessie S

Manson

Wife
Female

Anne

Manson

Daughter
Male

William

Manson

Son
Female

Joanna

Manson

Daughter
Male

David

Manson

Son
Female

Jessie

Manson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Manson

Son
Male

John

Manson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Manson

Head

Married

38

1843

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie S

Manson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Anne

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

William

Manson

Son

-

12

1869

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Joanna

Manson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

David

Manson

Son

-

8

1873

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Manson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Manson

Son

-

4

1877

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Manson

Son

-

2

1879

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

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