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Household of John Linklater (born 1841, Orkney)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Linklater, born in 1841 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Linklater, born in 1843 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara Ann (born 1875 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), John William (born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and James Sinclair (born 1881 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Linklater's household

Male

John

Linklater

Head
Female

Mary

Linklater

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Linklater

Daughter
Female

Barbara Ann

Linklater

Daughter
Male

John William

Linklater

Son
Male

James Sinclair

Linklater

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Linklater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Linklater

Head

Married

40

1841

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Linklater

Wife

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shearer

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Jane

Linklater

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara Ann

Linklater

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John William

Linklater

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James Sinclair

Linklater

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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