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Household of James Oddie (born 1820, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, 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 Oddie and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oddie, born in 1820 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1859 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and Robina O (born 1851 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, David (born 1847 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1873 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1876 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Janet S (born 1878 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1880 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James's Niece, Ellen (born 1846 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Barbara (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, Charlotte (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Oddie's household

Male

James

Oddie

Head
Female

Mary

Oddie

Daughter
Male

David

Esson

Son-In-Law
Female

Robina O

Esson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Esson

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Esson

Granddaughter
Male

James

Esson

Grandson
Female

Janet S

Esson

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Esson

Granddaughter
Female

Ellen

Banks

Niece
Female

Barbara

Eunson

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Swannie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Oddie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oddie

Head

Widower

61

1820

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Oddie

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

David

Esson

Son-In-Law

Married

34

1847

Orkney, Scotland

Robina O

Esson

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Esson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Esson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

James

Esson

Grandson

Unmarried

5

1876

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Janet S

Esson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Esson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Ellen

Banks

Niece

Unmarried

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Eunson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Charlotte

Swannie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

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