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Household of John Copland (born 1850, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, 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 Copland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Copland, born in 1850 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Copland, born in 1853 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1879 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Katherine Rosie, born in 1855 in Orkney, Scotland.


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John Copland's household

Male

John

Copland

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Copland

Wife
Male

John

Copland

Son
Female

Ann

Copland

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Copland

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Copland

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Copland

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Rosie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Copland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Copland

Head

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Copland

Wife

Married

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

John

Copland

Son

-

2

1879

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Copland

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Copland

Daughter

-

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Copland

Daughter

-

4

1877

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Copland

Daughter

-

0

1881

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Katherine

Rosie

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

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