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Household of James Cormack (born 1834, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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.

James Cormack and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cormack, born in 1834 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cormack, born in 1849 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1877 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, David Cormack, born in 1836 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland.


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James Cormack's household

Male

James

Cormack

Head
Female

Catherine

Cormack

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cormack

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cormack

Daughter
Female

Helen

Cormack

Daughter
Male

John

Cormack

Son
Female

Catherine

Cormack

Daughter
Male

David

Cormack

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cormack
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cormack

Head

Married

47

1834

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Cormack

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Cormack

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Cormack

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Cormack

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

John

Cormack

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Cormack

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

David

Cormack

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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