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Household of James Norquay (born 1819, 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 Norquay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Norquay, born in 1819 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Norquay, born in 1810 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Magnus, born 1844 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth H (born 1851 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1863 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, Magnus (born 1874 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, William (born 1878 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Mary Ann (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane Mcb (born 1864 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Norquay's household

Male

James

Norquay

Head
Female

Margaret

Norquay

Wife
Male

Magnus

Norquay

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Norquay

Daughter-In-Law
Male

James

Norquay

Grandson
Male

Magnus

Norquay

Grandson
Male

William

Norquay

Grandson
Female

Mary Ann

Norquay

Granddaughter
Female

Jane Mcb

Bory

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Norquay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Norquay

Head

Married

62

1819

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Norquay

Wife

Married

71

1810

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Magnus

Norquay

Son

Married

37

1844

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Norquay

Daughter-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

James

Norquay

Grandson

-

18

1863

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Magnus

Norquay

Grandson

-

7

1874

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

William

Norquay

Grandson

-

3

1878

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Norquay

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jane Mcb

Bory

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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