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Household of John Cromarty (born 1854, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 Cromarty and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cromarty, born in 1854 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Cromarty, born in 1851 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1876 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Betsy (born 1879 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary Ellen (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Cromarty's household

Male

John

Cromarty

Head
Female

Betsy

Cromarty

Wife
Male

John

Cromarty

Son
Male

Peter

Cromarty

Son
Female

Betsy

Cromarty

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Cromarty

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cromarty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cromarty

Head

Married

27

1854

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Cromarty

Wife

Married

30

1851

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

John

Cromarty

Son

-

5

1876

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Cromarty

Son

-

4

1877

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Cromarty

Daughter

-

2

1879

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ellen

Cromarty

Daughter

-

0

1881

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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