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Household of Janet Sclater (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Sclater and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Sclater, born in 1828 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; James (born 1867 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Thomas (born 1863 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, James T S (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, John (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Janet Sclater's household

Female

Janet

Sclater

Head
Male

James

Sclater

Son
Female

Jessie

Sclater

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Sclater

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Muir

Servant
Male

Thomas

Murray

Boarder
Male

James T S

Leask

Boarder
Male

John

Mowat

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Sclater
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Sclater

Head

Widow

53

1828

Orkney, Scotland

James

Sclater

Son

-

14

1867

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Sclater

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret J

Sclater

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Muir

Servant

-

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Murray

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James T S

Leask

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

John

Mowat

Boarder

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

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