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Household of James Seater (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, 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 Seater and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Seater, born in 1828 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Robert (born 1872 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary (born 1861 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Rendall, born in 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.


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James Seater's household

Male

James

Seater

Head
Male

Robert

Seater

Son
Male

John

Seater

Son
Female

Mary

Seater

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rendall

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Seater
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Seater

Head

Widower

53

1828

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Seater

Son

-

9

1872

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

John

Seater

Son

-

8

1873

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Seater

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Rendall

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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