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Household of James McBeath (born 1835, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 McBeath and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McBeath, born in 1835 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Catharine (born 1871 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Margaret McBeath, born in 1798 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.


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James McBeath's household

Male

James

McBeath

Head
Male

James

McBeath

Son
Female

Catharine

McBeath

Daughter
Male

John

McBeath

Son
Female

Barbara

McBeath

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McBeath

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name McBeath
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McBeath

Head

Widower

46

1835

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

McBeath

Son

-

12

1869

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Catharine

McBeath

Daughter

-

10

1871

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

John

McBeath

Son

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

McBeath

Daughter

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

McBeath

Mother

Widow

83

1798

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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