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Household of John Twatt (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, 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 Twatt and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Twatt, born in 1828 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Twatt, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), Annie (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, John G (born 1881 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jemima (born 1857 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Twatt's household

Male

John

Twatt

Head
Female

Jane

Twatt

Wife
Male

John

Twatt

Son
Male

James

Twatt

Son
Male

William

Twatt

Son
Male

Peter

Twatt

Son
Female

Annie

Magregor

Daughter
Male

John G

Magregor

Grandson
Female

Jessie

Twatt

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Forston

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Twatt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Twatt

Head

Married

53

1828

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Twatt

Wife

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

John

Twatt

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

James

Twatt

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

William

Twatt

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Twatt

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Annie

Magregor

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

John G

Magregor

Grandson

-

0

1881

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Twatt

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Forston

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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