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Household of James Linklater (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Linklater, born in 1839 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Linklater, born in 1835 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 9 children; Ann (born 1859 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Caroline (born 1872 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Jacob (born 1879 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, John (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Linklater's household

Male

James

Linklater

Head
Female

Ann

Linklater

Wife
Female

Ann

Linklater

Daughter
Male

William

Linklater

Son
Male

James

Linklater

Son
Male

John

Linklater

Son
Female

Jessie

Linklater

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Linklater

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Linklater

Son
Female

Margaret

Linklater

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Linklater

Son
Female

Mary

Craigie

Servant
Male

John

Rendal

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Linklater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Linklater

Head

Married

42

1839

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Linklater

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Linklater

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

William

Linklater

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

James

Linklater

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

John

Linklater

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Linklater

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Caroline

Linklater

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Linklater

Son

-

7

1874

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Linklater

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Jacob

Linklater

Son

-

2

1879

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Craigie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

John

Rendal

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

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