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Household of John Cooper (born 1839, 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 Cooper and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cooper, born in 1839 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland) and Ann (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Cooper's household

Male

John

Cooper

Head
Female

Mary

Cooper

Daughter
Male

David

Cooper

Son
Female

Ann

Cooper

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cooper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Cooper

Head

Widower

42

1839

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Cooper

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

David

Cooper

Son

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Cooper

Daughter

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

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