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Household of John Anderson (born 1842, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, 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.

John Anderson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1842 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbra Anderson, born in 1853 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1875 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Norquoy, born in 1869 in Orkney, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Barbra

Anderson

Wife
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Norquoy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Barbra

Anderson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Norquoy

Servant

Unmarried

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

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