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Household of Jessie Walls (born 1818, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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.

Jessie Walls and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Walls, born in 1818 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Peter (born 1853 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1856 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Jessie's Boarder, William Mowat, born in 1875 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.


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Jessie Walls's household

Female

Jessie

Walls

Head
Male

Peter

Walls

Son
Male

James

Walls

Son
Male

William

Mowat

Boarder
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Walls
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Walls

Head

Widow

63

1818

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Walls

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Walls

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

William

Mowat

Boarder

-

6

1875

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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