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Household of John Philips (born 1822, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, 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 Philips and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Philips, born in 1822 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Philips, born in 1835 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jemima (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland) and Peter (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Philips's household

Male

John

Philips

Head
Female

Jane

Philips

Wife
Female

Jemima

Philips

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Philips

Daughter
Male

John

Philips

Son
Male

William

Philips

Son
Female

Annie

Philips

Daughter
Male

Peter

Philips

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Philips
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Philips

Head

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Philips

Wife

Married

46

1835

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Philips

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Philips

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

John

Philips

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

William

Philips

Son

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

Annie

Philips

Daughter

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Philips

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

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