Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Harcus (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harcus, born in 1843 in Orkney, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Harcus, born in 1850 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane Ann (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), Jemima (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland), Barbara (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Davina (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in -), James's Servant, Andrew (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1861 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Boarder, George (born 1865 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Harcus's household

Male

James

Harcus

Head
Female

Jane

Harcus

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Harcus

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Harcus

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Harcus

Daughter
Female

Davina

Harcus

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Yorston

Servant
Female

Mary

Wilson

Servant
Male

Andrew

Linklater

Servant
Male

William

Heddle

Servant
Male

George

Hourston

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Harcus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harcus

Head

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Harcus

Wife

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Jane Ann

Harcus

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Harcus

Daughter

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Harcus

Daughter

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

Davina

Harcus

Daughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Yorston

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

-

Andrew

Linklater

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

William

Heddle

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

George

Hourston

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Harcus in Evie & Rendall in 1881, and follow the Harcus family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Harcus

We’ve found James Harcus in 17 family trees. Find out more about James Harcus' household and view the Harcus family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census