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Household of James Work (born 1833, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Work and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Work, born in 1833 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Work, born in 1831 in Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1857 in Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Margaret Panton, born in 1811 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland.


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James Work's household

Male

James

Work

Head
Female

Helen

Work

Wife
Female

Mary A

Work

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Panton

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Work
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Work

Head

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Work

Wife

Married

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

Mary A

Work

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Panton

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

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