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Household of John Byers (born 1856, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 Byers and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Byers, born in 1856 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Byers, born in 1877 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Sarah A, born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1866 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Byers's household

Male

John

Byers

Head
Female

Sarah A

Byers

Daughter
Male

John

Rendall

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Byers

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Byers

Head

Married

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

Sarah A

Byers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

John

Rendall

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Byers

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

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