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Household of John Delday (born 1804, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deerness, 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 Delday and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Delday, born in 1804 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; George, born 1843 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, James (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Barbara (born 1834 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary Dunnet (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Delday's household

Male

John

Delday

Head
Male

George

Delday

Son
Male

James

Delday

Grandson
Female

Barbara

Narquoy

Servant
Female

Mary Dunnet

Delday

Granddaughter
Male

John

Delday

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Delday
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Delday

Head

Widower

77

1804

Orkney, Scotland

George

Delday

Son

Widower

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

James

Delday

Grandson

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Narquoy

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Dunnet

Delday

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

John

Delday

Grandson

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

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