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Household of John Firth (born 1810, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Firth, born in 1810 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Firth, born in 1817 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Isaac, born 1855 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Mary (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1878 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Firth's household

Male

John

Firth

Head
Female

Margaret

Firth

Wife
Male

Isaac

Firth

Son
Female

Mary

Firth

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jane

Firth

Granddaughter
Male

John

Firth

Grandson
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Firth

Head

Married

71

1810

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Firth

Wife

Married

64

1817

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Isaac

Firth

Son

Married

26

1855

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Firth

Daughter-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Firth

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

John

Firth

Grandson

-

1

1880

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

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