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Household of David Orkney (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Orkney and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Orkney, born in 1816 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Orkney, born in 1821 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1858 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1865 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Orkney, born in 1881 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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David Orkney's household

Male

David

Orkney

Head
Female

Mary

Orkney

Wife
Female

Ann

Orkney

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Orkney

Son
Female

Margaret

Orkney

Daughter
Female

Jane

Orkney

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Orkney

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Orkney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Orkney

Head

Married

65

1816

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Orkney

Wife

Married

60

1821

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Orkney

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Orkney

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Orkney

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Orkney

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Orkney

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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