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Household of David Wood (born 1848, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, 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 Wood and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wood, born in 1848 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Wood, born in 1852 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1874 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Jean (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland) and David's Servant, Samuel (born 1865 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).


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David Wood's household

Male

David

Wood

Head
Female

Mary

Wood

Wife
Male

William

Wood

Son
Female

Jean

Spence

Servant
Male

Samuel

Hourie

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wood

Head

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Wood

Wife

Married

29

1852

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

William

Wood

Son

-

7

1874

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Jean

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Samuel

Hourie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

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