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Household of James M McBeth (born 1829, 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 M McBeth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James M McBeth, born in 1829 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James M was the head of the household, married to Mary M McBeth, born in 1837 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie B (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary R (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James M's Servant, Jessie A (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland) and James M's Visitor, Janet (born 1817 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James M McBeth's household

Male

James M

McBeth

Head
Female

Mary M

McBeth

Wife
Female

Jessie B

McBeth

Daughter
Female

Mary R

McBeth

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

Craigie

Servant
Female

Janet

Craigie

Visitor
First name(s) James M
Last name McBeth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James M

McBeth

Head

Married

52

1829

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary M

McBeth

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie B

McBeth

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary R

McBeth

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie A

Craigie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Craigie

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Orkney, Scotland

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