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Household of John Turfus (born 1841, 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 Turfus and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Turfus, born in 1841 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Turfus, born in 1837 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Turfus's household

Male

John

Turfus

Head
Female

Mary

Turfus

Wife
Female

Helen

Turfus

Daughter
Male

James

Turfus

Son
Male

William

Turfus

Son
Female

Margaret

Turfus

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Turfus

Son
Female

Ann

Turfus

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Turfus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Turfus

Head

Married

40

1841

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Turfus

Wife

Married

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Turfus

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

James

Turfus

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

William

Turfus

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Turfus

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Turfus

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Turfus

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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