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Household of James Muir (born 1805, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 1805 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Muir, born in 1807 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1839 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1845 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, William (born 1839 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, John (born 1869 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1872 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1881 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Jannet (born 1876 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
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James Muir's household
James
Muir
Head
Jane
Muir
Wife
Margaret
Muir
Daughter
Jemima
Dearness
Daughter
William
Dearness
Son-In-Law
John
Dearness
Grandson
Jane
Dearness
Granddaughter
James
Dearness
Grandson
Jannet
Dearness
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Muir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Burness, 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 | 76 | 1805 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Muir | Wife | Married | 74 | 1807 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Muir | Daughter | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jemima | Dearness | Daughter | Married | 36 | 1845 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Dearness | Son-In-Law | Married | 42 | 1839 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Dearness | Grandson | - | 12 | 1869 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Dearness | Granddaughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Dearness | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jannet | Dearness | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
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