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Household of John Irvine (born 1835, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 Irvine and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Irvine, born in 1835 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Irvine, born in 1836 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1862 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Mary A (born 1864 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Adelaide M (born 1867 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and May (born 1869 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Betsy Hume, born in 1861 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland.


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John Irvine's household

Male

John

Irvine

Head
Female

Jessie

Irvine

Wife
Male

James

Irvine

Son
Female

Mary A

Irvine

Daughter
Female

Adelaide M

Irvine

Daughter
Female

May

Irvine

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Hume

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Irvine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Irvine

Head

Married

46

1835

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Irvine

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

James

Irvine

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Irvine

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Adelaide M

Irvine

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

May

Irvine

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Hume

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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