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Household of James Kilday (born 1823, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Kilday and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kilday, born in 1823 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jean Kilday, born in 1835 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1871 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jonathan (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Jean (born 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Daughter, Margaret McBeath, born in 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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James Kilday's household
James
Kilday
Head
Jean
Kilday
Wife
Margaret
McBeath
Step Daughter
Isabella
Kilday
Daughter
Jonathan
Kilday
Son
Jean
Kilday
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Kilday |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Kilday | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jean | Kilday | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | McBeath | Step Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Kilday | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jonathan | Kilday | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jean | Kilday | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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