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Household of John Beack (born 1841, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, 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 Beack and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Beack, born in 1841 in Orkney, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Beack, born in 1845 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1852 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Mother, Margaret (born 1807 in Orkney, Scotland).
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John Beack's household
John
Beack
Head
Janet
Beack
Wife
John
Beack
Son
William
Beack
Son
George
Beack
Son
Thomas
Beack
Son
Elizabeth
Beack
Daughter
Robert
Beack
Son
William
Mowat
Servant
Margaret
Folster
Servant
Margaret
Break
Mother
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Beack |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Beack | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Janet | Beack | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Beack | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Beack | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Beack | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Beack | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Beack | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert | Beack | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Mowat | Servant | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Folster | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Break | Mother | Widow | 74 | 1807 | Orkney, Scotland |
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