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Household of James Moar (born 1801, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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 Moar and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Moar, born in 1801 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jane (born 1842 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1851 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Jemima Moar, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Moar's household

Male

James

Moar

Head
Female

Jane

Moar

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Moar

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Moar

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Moar
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Moar

Head

Widower

80

1801

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Moar

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Moar

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Moar

Granddaughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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