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Household of James Muir (born 1808, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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 Muir and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Muir, born in 1808 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Muir, born in 1811 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1851 in Orkney, Scotland), Jemima (born 1853 in Orkney, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, Thomson (born 1844 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Tomima (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Grandson, Edwin (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
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James Muir's household
James
Muir
Head
Jane
Muir
Wife
Thomson
Pirie
Son-In-Law
Jane
Muir
Daughter
Jemima
Muir
Daughter
Samuel
Muir
Son
John
Corrigal
Servant
Tomima
Tait
Granddaughter
Edwin
Pirie
Grandson
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Muir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth year | 1808 |
| Birth place | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Muir | Head | Married | 73 | 1808 | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Muir | Wife | Married | 70 | 1811 | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomson | Pirie | Son-In-Law | Married | 37 | 1844 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Muir | Daughter | Married | 30 | 1851 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jemima | Muir | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Samuel | Muir | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Corrigal | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Tomima | Tait | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Edwin | Pirie | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland |
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