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Household of James Cromarty (born 1805, 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 Cromarty and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cromarty, born in 1805 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cromarty, born in 1805 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1840 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Ellen Gow (born 1842 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, Gordon (born 1847 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, Gordon (born 1879 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Grandson, James C (born 1879 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Cromarty's household

Male

James

Cromarty

Head
Female

Ellen

Cromarty

Wife
Female

Ann

Cromarty

Daughter
Male

Gordon

Gow

Son-In-Law
Female

Ellen Gow

Cromarty

Daughter
Male

Gordon

Gow

Grandson
Male

James C

Gow

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Cromarty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cromarty

Head

Married

76

1805

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ellen

Cromarty

Wife

Married

76

1805

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Cromarty

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Gordon

Gow

Son-In-Law

Married

34

1847

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ellen Gow

Cromarty

Daughter

Married

39

1842

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Gordon

Gow

Grandson

-

2

1879

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James C

Gow

Grandson

-

2

1879

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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