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Household of Jannet Wards (born 1837, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, 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.

Jannet Wards and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jannet Wards, born in 1837 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 2 members. Jannet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; William, born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Jannet Wards's household

Female

Jannet

Wards

Head
Male

William

Reid

Son
First name(s) Jannet
Last name Wards
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Jannet

Wards

Head

Widow

44

1837

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

William

Reid

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

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