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Household of James Cromarly (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 Cromarly and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cromarly, born in 1836 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; James (born 1861 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella T (born 1864 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1848 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1850 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1843 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1866 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Cromarly's household

Female

James

Cromarly

Head
Male

James

Cromarly

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cromarly

Daughter
Male

William

Cromarly

Son
Female

Isabella T

Rosie

Servant
Female

Ann

Sinclair

Servant
Male

Thomas

Cumming

Servant
Male

James

Walls

Servant
Male

James

Hislop

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cromarly
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cromarly

Head

Widow

45

1836

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Cromarly

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cromarly

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

William

Cromarly

Son

-

12

1869

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella T

Rosie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Cumming

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Walls

Servant

Married

38

1843

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Hislop

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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