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Household of John Pottinger (born 1844, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Evie & Rendall, 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 Pottinger and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pottinger, born in 1844 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Pottinger, born in 1845 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Pottinger's household

Male

John

Pottinger

Head
Female

Jessie

Pottinger

Wife
Male

John

Moar

Servant
Male

James

Fea

Servant
Female

Mary

Moar

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Pottinger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pottinger

Head

Married

37

1844

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Pottinger

Wife

Married

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

John

Moar

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

James

Fea

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Moar

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Orkney, Scotland

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