George Leitch
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Household of George Hercus (born 1834, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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.
George Hercus and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Hercus, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; George (born 1863 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1868 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Visitor, Jessie (born 1861 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), George's Visitor, Robert (born 1881 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), George's Servant, Barbara (born 1839 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland) and George's Boarder, Richard (born 1853 in England).
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George Hercus's household
George
Hercus
Head
George
Hercus
Son
Elizabeth
Hercus
Daughter
Margaret
Hercus
Daughter
Jessie
Hercus
Visitor
Robert
McGregor
Visitor
Barbara
Milne
Servant
Richard
Graham
Boarder
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Hercus |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Hercus | Head | Widower | 47 | 1834 | Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Hercus | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Hercus | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Hercus | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Hercus | Visitor | Married | 20 | 1861 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert | McGregor | Visitor | - | 0 | 1881 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Milne | Servant | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland | |
Richard | Graham | Boarder | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | England |
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