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Household of Hugh Mainland (born 1822, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, 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.

Hugh Mainland and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Mainland, born in 1822 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mainland, born in 1820 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1851 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1829 in Orkney, Scotland) and Hugh's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Hugh Mainland's household

Male

Hugh

Mainland

Head
Female

Margaret

Mainland

Wife
Male

John

Mainland

Son
Male

James

Craigie

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary Ann

Peterson

Servant
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Mainland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Mainland

Head

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mainland

Wife

Married

61

1820

Orkney, Scotland

John

Mainland

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Orkney, Scotland

James

Craigie

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

52

1829

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Peterson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

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