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Household of John Linklater (born 1845, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Linklater, born in 1845 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Linklater, born in 1847 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and James M (born 1881 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Mowat, born in 1822 in Orkney, Scotland.


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John Linklater's household

Male

John

Linklater

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Linklater

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Linklater

Daughter
Male

John

Linklater

Son
Female

James M

Linklater

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mowat

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Linklater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Linklater

Head

Married

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Linklater

Wife

Married

34

1847

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Linklater

Daughter

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

John

Linklater

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

James M

Linklater

Son

-

0

1881

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mowat

Mother-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

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