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Household of John Corsie (born 1846, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, 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 Corsie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Corsie, born in 1846 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Corsie, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Corsie's household

Male

John

Corsie

Head
Female

Margaret

Corsie

Wife
Female

Isabella

Corsie

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Corsie

Daughter
Male

John

Corsie

Son
Male

William

Corsie

Son
Male

James

Corsie

Son
Male

Hugh

Corsie

Son
Male

James

Craigie

Servant
Female

Helen

Marwick

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Corsie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Corsie

Head

Married

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Corsie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Corsie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Corsie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

John

Corsie

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

William

Corsie

Son

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

James

Corsie

Son

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

Hugh

Corsie

Son

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

James

Craigie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Marwick

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

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