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Household of James Linklater (born 1816, 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 Linklater and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Linklater, born in 1816 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Linklater, born in 1821 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland) and Cecilia (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Cecilia (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Peter (born 1866 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), James's Son-In-Law, William G H (born 1859 in -), James's Grandson, William (born 1879 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Elisabeth (born 1881 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Linklater's household

Male

James

Linklater

Head
Female

Cecilia

Linklater

Wife
Female

Jessie

Linklater

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Linklater

Granddaughter
Male

Peter

Craigie

Servant
Male

William G H

Brown

Son-In-Law
Female

Cecilia

Brown

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Grandson
Female

Elisabeth

Brown

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Linklater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Linklater

Head

Married

65

1816

Orkney, Scotland

Cecilia

Linklater

Wife

Married

60

1821

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Linklater

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Cecilia

Linklater

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Craigie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

William G H

Brown

Son-In-Law

Married

22

1859

-

Cecilia

Brown

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

William

Brown

Grandson

-

2

1879

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Elisabeth

Brown

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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