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Household of John Sutherland (born 1819, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Flotta, 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 Sutherland and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sutherland, born in 1819 in Orkney, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sutherland, born in 1832 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland), Betsy (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Richard (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Daniel (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Betsy (born 1790 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Sutherland's household

Male

John

Sutherland

Head
Female

Mary

Sutherland

Wife
Male

James

Sutherland

Son
Female

Betsy

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sutherland

Son
Male

William

Sutherland

Son
Male

Richard

Sutherland

Son
Male

Daniel

Sutherland

Son
Male

David

Sutherland

Son
Female

Betsy

Tomison

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Sutherland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sutherland

Head

Married

62

1819

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sutherland

Wife

Married

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

James

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Sutherland

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

William

Sutherland

Son

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

Richard

Sutherland

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Daniel

Sutherland

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

David

Sutherland

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Tomison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

91

1790

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

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