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Household of Grace Cheyne (born 1805, 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.

Grace Cheyne and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Grace Cheyne, born in 1805 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 2 members. Grace was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household was Grace's Sister, Mary Swanney, born in 1845 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Grace Cheyne's household

Female

Grace

Cheyne

Head
Female

Mary

Swanney

Sister
First name(s) Grace
Last name Cheyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Grace

Cheyne

Head

Widow

76

1805

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Swanney

Sister

Unmarried

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

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