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Household of John Dearness (born 1824, 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 Dearness and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dearness, born in 1824 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jane (born 1852 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1862 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Mary Jane Dearness, born in 1874 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Dearness's household
John
Dearness
Head
Jane
Dearness
Daughter
Thomas
Dearness
Son
Mary Jane
Dearness
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Dearness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Dearness | Head | Widower | 57 | 1824 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Dearness | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Dearness | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Dearness | Granddaughter | - | 7 | 1874 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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