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Household of James McIver (born 1815, 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 McIver and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McIver, born in 1815 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine McIver, born in 1817 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1846 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1851 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1857 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, Malcolm (born 1858 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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James McIver's household

Male

James

McIver

Head
Female

Catherine

McIver

Wife
Male

Robert

McIver

Son
Female

Jessie

McIver

Daughter
Male

David

McIver

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McIver

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Omand

Son-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Omand

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name McIver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
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

McIver

Head

Married

66

1815

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

McIver

Wife

Married

64

1817

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

McIver

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

McIver

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

David

McIver

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

McIver

Daughter

Married

20

1861

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Malcolm

Omand

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Omand

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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