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Household of John D Cromarty (born 1829, 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 D Cromarty and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John D Cromarty, born in 1829 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John D was the head of the household, married to Helen Cromarty, born in 1826 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Christina, born 1853 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John D's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John D's Grandson, John (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and John D's Lodger, Betsy (born 1836 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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John D Cromarty's household

Male

John D

Cromarty

Head
Female

Helen

Cromarty

Wife
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Helen

Sinclair

Granddaughter
Male

John

Sinclair

Grandson
Female

Betsy

Norquay

Lodger
First name(s) John D
Last name Cromarty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
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 D

Cromarty

Head

Married

52

1829

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Cromarty

Wife

Married

55

1826

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter

Married

28

1853

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Sinclair

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Grandson

-

0

1881

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Norquay

Lodger

Widow

45

1836

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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