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Household of James Harcus (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, 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 Harcus and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harcus, born in 1828 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Harcus, born in 1831 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Christina (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland) and Peter (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Harcus's household

Male

James

Harcus

Head
Female

Sarah

Harcus

Wife
Female

Margaret

Harcus

Daughter
Male

Robert

Harcus

Son
Female

Christina

Harcus

Daughter
Male

John

Harcus

Son
Male

David

Harcus

Son
Male

Peter

Harcus

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Harcus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harcus

Head

Married

53

1828

Orkney, Scotland

Sarah

Harcus

Wife

Married

50

1831

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Harcus

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Harcus

Son

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Harcus

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

John

Harcus

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

David

Harcus

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Harcus

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

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