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Household of John Norquay (born 1819, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 Norquay and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Norquay, born in 1819 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Norquay, born in 1836 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1847 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara (born 1859 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1863 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Peter Cogle, born in 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Norquay's household
John
Norquay
Head
Isabella
Norquay
Wife
Samuel
Norquay
Son
Barbara
Norquay
Daughter
James
Norquay
Son
Alexander
Norquay
Son
Ann
Norquay
Daughter
Robert
Norquay
Son
Elizabeth
Norquay
Daughter
Peter
Cogle
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Norquay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Norquay | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Norquay | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Samuel | Norquay | Son | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Norquay | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Norquay | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Norquay | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Norquay | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert | Norquay | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Norquay | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Cogle | Servant | - | 12 | 1869 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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