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Household of George Sclater (born 1817, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, 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 Sclater and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sclater, born in 1817 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sclater, born in 1828 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1850 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1853 in Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Granddaughter, Ann Aitken, born in 1880 in Orkney, Scotland.


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George Sclater's household

Male

George

Sclater

Head
Female

Margaret

Sclater

Wife
Male

Peter

Sclater

Son
Female

Isabella

Sclater

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Sclater

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sclater

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sclater

Son
Male

Alexander

Sclater

Son
Female

Ann

Aitken

Granddaughter
First name(s) George
Last name Sclater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sclater

Head

Married

64

1817

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sclater

Wife

Married

53

1828

Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Sclater

Son

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Sclater

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Sclater

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sclater

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Sclater

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Sclater

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Aitken

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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