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Household of John Scarth (born 1824, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Scarth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scarth, born in 1824 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, They had 2 children; Mary Ann S (born 1876 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Ann (born 1827 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), John's Sister, Jean (born 1811 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Niece, Mary Ann (born 1851 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Scarth's household

Male

John

Scarth

Head
Female

Ann

Scarth

Sister
Female

Jean

Scarth

Sister
Female

Mary Ann

Gibson

Niece
Female

Mary Ann S

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Scarth
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scarth

Head

Unmarried

57

1824

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Scarth

Sister

Unmarried

54

1827

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Jean

Scarth

Sister

Unmarried

70

1811

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gibson

Niece

Widow

30

1851

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann S

Gibson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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