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Household of Janet Milne (born 1816, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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.

Janet Milne and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Milne, born in 1816 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; James (born 1851 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1857 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1860 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1862 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Servant, John Johnston, born in 1866 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Janet Milne's household

Female

Janet

Milne

Head
Male

James

Firth

Son
Male

Alexander

Milne

Son
Male

Thomas

Milne

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Milne

Daughter
Male

John

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Milne
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Milne

Head

Widow

65

1816

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

James

Firth

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Milne

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Milne

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Milne

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

John

Johnston

Servant

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

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