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Household of John Manson (born 1845, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Manson, born in 1845 in Watten, Caithness, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alexandrina Manson, born in 1843 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Sidney (born 1871 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Duncan (born 1875 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Donald (born 1859 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Manson's household

Male

John

Manson

Head
Female

Alexandrina

Manson

Wife
Female

Sidney

Manson

Daughter
Male

John

Manson

Son
Male

Duncan

Manson

Son
Male

Donald

Manson

Son
Female

Mary

Manson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Manson

Daughter
Male

James

Marwick

Servant
Male

Donald

Allan

Servant
Female

Mary

Leask

Servant
Female

Mary

Marwick

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Manson

Head

Married

36

1845

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Alexandrina

Manson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Sidney

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

John

Manson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Duncan

Manson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Manson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

James

Marwick

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

Donald

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Leask

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Marwick

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

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