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Household of James Firth (born 1816, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 Firth and 16 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Firth, born in 1816 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 17 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Firth, born in 1855 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1849 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1851 in Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1860 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1864 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Samuel (born 1880 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1872 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Mary Jane (born 1877 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1878 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1879 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Robina (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1881 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
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James Firth's household
James
Firth
Head
Margaret
Firth
Wife
Mary
Firth Or Dickson
Daughter
John
Firth
Son
George
Firth
Son
Catherine
Firth
Daughter
Margaret
Sinclair
Step Daughter
David
Firth
Son
Helen
Firth
Daughter
Samuel
Firth
Son
Thomas
Firth
Son
Mary Jane
Dickson
Granddaughter
Margaret
Dickson
Granddaughter
James
Dickson
Grandson
Robina
Firth
Servant
John
Cursiter
Servant
Catherine
Dickson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Firth |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Firth, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (17 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Firth | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Firth | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Firth Or Dickson | Daughter | Married | 32 | 1849 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Firth | Son | Married | 30 | 1851 | Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Firth | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Firth | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sinclair | Step Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Firth | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Helen | Firth | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Samuel | Firth | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Firth | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Dickson | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dickson | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Dickson | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robina | Firth | Servant | - | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Cursiter | Servant | - | 18 | 1863 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Dickson | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
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