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Household of James Drever (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, 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 Drever and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drever, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Drever, born in 1830 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jane (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Russell, born in 1785 in Orkney, Scotland.


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James Drever's household

Male

James

Drever

Head
Female

Isabella

Drever

Wife
Male

James

Drever

Son
Female

Margaret

Drever

Daughter
Female

Jane

Drever

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Russell

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Drever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drever

Head

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Drever

Wife

Married

51

1830

Orkney, Scotland

James

Drever

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Drever

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Drever

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Russell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

96

1785

Orkney, Scotland

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