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Household of John Skea (born 1814, 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 Skea and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Skea, born in 1814 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Skea, born in 1828 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Betsy (born 1849 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Skea's household

Male

John

Skea

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Skea

Wife
Female

Betsy

Skea

Daughter
Male

James

Skea

Son
Male

Robert

Skea

Son
Male

George

Skea

Son
Male

David

Skea

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Skea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Skea

Head

Married

67

1814

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Skea

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Skea

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James

Skea

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Skea

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

George

Skea

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

David

Skea

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

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