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Household of John Cromarty (born 1832, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cromarty, born in 1832 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cromarty, born in 1843 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret A (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Robina (born 1880 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Margaret (born 1837 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Eliza (born 1852 in -).


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John Cromarty's household

Male

John

Cromarty

Head
Female

Margaret

Cromarty

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Cromarty

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cromarty

Daughter
Female

Robina

Cromarty

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cromarty

Sister
Female

Eliza

Hutchison

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cromarty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cromarty

Head

Married

49

1832

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Cromarty

Wife

Married

38

1843

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret A

Cromarty

Daughter

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cromarty

Daughter

-

4

1877

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Cromarty

Daughter

-

1

1880

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Cromarty

Sister

Unmarried

44

1837

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Hutchison

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

-

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