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Household of John Manson (born 1818, 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 Manson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Manson, born in 1818 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Manson, born in 1823 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1857 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1862 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and Simon (born 1867 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Manson's household

Male

John

Manson

Head
Female

Margaret

Manson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Manson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Manson

Son
Female

Mary

Manson

Daughter
Male

Simon

Manson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Manson

Head

Married

63

1818

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Manson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Manson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Simon

Manson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

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