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Household of John Hay (born 1836, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, 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 Hay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hay, born in 1836 in Sutherland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Hay, born in 1838 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, George Willetts, born in 1862 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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John Hay's household

Male

John

Hay

Head
Female

Jane

Hay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Hay

Daughter
Male

John

Hay

Son
Male

George

Willetts

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hay

Head

Married

45

1836

Sutherland, Scotland

Jane

Hay

Wife

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Hay

Daughter

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

John

Hay

Son

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

George

Willetts

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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