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Household of James Harvey (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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 Harvey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harvey, born in 1825 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Harvey, born in 1827 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1857 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Christina (born 1859 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Andrew (born 1862 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and Jane (born 1865 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Peter (born 1802 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Son-In-Law, James (born 1860 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Harvey's household

Male

James

Harvey

Head
Female

Ann

Harvey

Wife
Male

William

Harvey

Son
Female

Christina

Harvey

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Harvey

Son
Female

Jane

Harvey

Daughter
Male

Peter

Sabiston

Father
Male

James

Gun

Son-In-Law
Female

Ann

Gun

Wife
First name(s) James
Last name Harvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harvey

Head

Married

56

1825

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Harvey

Wife

Married

54

1827

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Harvey

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Harvey

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Andrew

Harvey

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Harvey

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Sabiston

Father

Widower

79

1802

Orkney, Scotland

James

Gun

Son-In-Law

Married

21

1860

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Gun

Wife

Married

27

1854

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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