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Household of John Muir (born 1833, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 Muir and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Muir, born in 1833 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Muir, born in 1832 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1860 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland), Joan (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1871 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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John Muir's household
John
Muir
Head
Isabella
Muir
Wife
Jane
Muir
Daughter
Margaret
Muir
Daughter
Isabella
Muir
Daughter
Joan
Muir
Daughter
John
Muir
Son
James
Muir
Son
Thomas
Muir
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Muir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Muir | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Muir | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Muir | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Muir | Daughter | - | 19 | 1862 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Muir | Daughter | - | 17 | 1864 | Fife, Scotland | |
Joan | Muir | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Muir | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Muir | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Thomas | Muir | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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