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Household of John Firth (born 1849, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, 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 Firth and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Firth, born in 1849 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Firth, born in 1848 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Samuel (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1866 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).
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John Firth's household
John
Firth
Head
Mary
Firth
Wife
John
Firth
Son
William
Firth
Son
Catherine
Firth
Daughter
Samuel
Firth
Son
James
Firth
Son
Isabella
Flett
Servant
James
Smith
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Firth |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Firth, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Firth | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Firth | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Firth | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Firth | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Firth | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Samuel | Firth | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Firth | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Flett | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland |
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