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Household of James McGhie (born 1837, 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 McGhie and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGhie, born in 1837 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara McGhie, born in 1839 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara (born 1874 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Alex Robertson, born in 1862 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
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James McGhie's household
James
McGhie
Head
Barbara
McGhie
Wife
James
McGhie
Son
Margaret
McGhie
Daughter
Barbara
McGhie
Daughter
John
McGhie
Son
William
McGhie
Son
Alex
Robertson
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McGhie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McGhie | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | McGhie | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | McGhie | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | McGhie | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | McGhie | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | McGhie | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | McGhie | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alex | Robertson | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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