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Household of John Sorley (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Fife, 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 Sorley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sorley, born in 1831 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sorley, born in 1832 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella Marion (born 1856 in St Ninians, Fife, Scotland), Jane Hill (born 1862 in St Ninians, Fife, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1864 in St Ninians, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1870 in St Ninians, Fife, Scotland) and Ellen Agnes (born 1873 in St Ninians, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Isabella Maclaren, born in 1810 in St Ninians, Fife, Scotland.


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John Sorley's household

Male

John

Sorley

Head
Female

Isabella

Sorley

Wife
Female

Isabella Marion

Sorley

Daughter
Female

Jane Hill

Sorley

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Sorley

Daughter
Male

John

Sorley

Son
Female

Ellen Agnes

Sorley

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Maclaren

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sorley

Head

Married

50

1831

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sorley

Wife

Married

49

1832

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella Marion

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

St Ninians, Fife, Scotland

Jane Hill

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Ninians, Fife, Scotland

Elisabeth

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Ninians, Fife, Scotland

John

Sorley

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

St Ninians, Fife, Scotland

Ellen Agnes

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

St Ninians, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Maclaren

Servant

Unmarried

71

1810

St Ninians, Fife, Scotland

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