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Household of David Rousay (born 1839, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 Rousay and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Rousay, born in 1839 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Christina Rousay, born in 1842 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Eliza (born 1870 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Alexander (born 1842 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), David's Boarder, Ann (born 1853 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Eliza (born 1878 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
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David Rousay's household
David
Rousay
Head
Christina
Rousay
Wife
John
Rousay
Son
Eliza
Rousay
Daughter
James
Rousay
Son
David
Rousay
Son
Mary
Rousay
Daughter
Ann
Rousay
Daughter
Alexander
Muir
Boarder
Ann
Muir
Boarder
Eliza
Muir
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Rousay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Rousay | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Christina | Rousay | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Rousay | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza | Rousay | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Rousay | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Rousay | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Rousay | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Rousay | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Muir | Boarder | Married | 39 | 1842 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Muir | Boarder | Married | 28 | 1853 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza | Muir | Boarder | - | 3 | 1878 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
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