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Household of John Croy (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 Croy and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Croy, born in 1825 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Croy, born in 1829 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland) and Colin (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Nicholson, born in 1861 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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John Croy's household

Male

John

Croy

Head
Female

Barbara

Croy

Wife
Male

David

Croy

Son
Male

Colin

Croy

Son
Male

Alexander

Nicholson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Croy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Croy

Head

Married

56

1825

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Croy

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

David

Croy

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

Colin

Croy

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Nicholson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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