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Household of John Smith (born 1824, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, 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 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Smith, born in 1822 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Eliza Chalmers, born in 1819 in Orkney, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jessie

Smith

Wife
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Wife

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

62

1819

Orkney, Scotland

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