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Household of David Muir (born 1842, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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 Muir and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Muir, born in 1842 in Orkney, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Muir, born in 1837 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jane (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's -, Elizabeth (born 1796 in Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, Christina (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, Jessie Ann (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, William (born 1852 in Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and David's Servant, Thomas (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland).


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David Muir's household

Male

David

Muir

Head
Female

Margaret

Muir

Wife
Male

James

Muir

Son
Female

Margaret

Muir

Daughter
Female

Jane

Muir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Morwick

-
Female

Christina

Anderson

Servant
Female

Jessie Ann

Shearer

Servant
Male

William

Nicolson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Jeffriey

Servant
Male

Thomas

Watson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Muir

Head

Married

39

1842

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Muir

Wife

Married

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

James

Muir

Son

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Muir

Daughter

-

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Muir

Daughter

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Morwick

-

Widow

85

1796

Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Shearer

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

William

Nicolson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Jeffriey

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Servant

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

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