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Household of John Smith (born 1821, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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 Smith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1821 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Annie J, born 1853 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Maggie V (born 1881 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Ann (born 1811 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Annie J

Harvey

Daughter
Female

Maggie V

Harvey

Granddaughter
Female

Ann

Velzian

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Garson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

60

1821

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Annie J

Harvey

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Maggie V

Harvey

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Velzian

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

70

1811

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Garson

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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