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Household of George Scarth (born 1820, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 Scarth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Scarth, born in 1820 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Catherine Scarth, born in 1815 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1847 in Orkney, Scotland), George W (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robina (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Daughter-In-Law, Isabella (born 1854 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and George's Servant, Mary Irvine (born 1861 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).


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George Scarth's household

Male

George

Scarth

Head
Female

Catherine

Scarth

Wife
Male

Robert

Scarth

Son
Female

Isabella

Scarth

Daughter-In-Law
Male

George W

Scarth

Son
Female

Robina

Scarth

Daughter
Female

Mary Irvine

Brass

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Scarth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Scarth

Head

Married

61

1820

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Scarth

Wife

Married

66

1815

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Scarth

Son

Married

34

1847

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Scarth

Daughter-In-Law

Married

27

1854

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

George W

Scarth

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Scarth

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Irvine

Brass

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

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