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Household of John Scollay (born 1833, 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 Scollay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scollay, born in 1833 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scollay, born in 1834 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Reid (born 1864 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Scollay's household

Male

John

Scollay

Head
Female

Margaret

Scollay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Reid

Scollay

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McIvar

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Scollay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scollay

Head

Married

48

1833

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Scollay

Wife

Married

47

1834

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth Reid

Scollay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

McIvar

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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