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Household of David Sandison (born 1842, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 Sandison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sandison, born in 1842 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Sandison, born in 1853 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1876 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Lodger, Ann Berston, born in 1813 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.


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David Sandison's household

Male

David

Sandison

Head
Female

Mary

Sandison

Wife
Male

James

Sandison

Son
Female

Mary

Sandison

Daughter
Male

William

Sandison

Son
Male

John

Sandison

Son
Female

Ann

Berston

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Sandison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sandison

Head

Married

39

1842

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sandison

Wife

Married

28

1853

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Sandison

Son

-

8

1873

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sandison

Daughter

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

William

Sandison

Son

-

5

1876

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

John

Sandison

Son

-

2

1879

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Berston

Lodger

Unmarried

68

1813

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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