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Household of John Velzian (born 1842, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 Velzian and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Velzian, born in 1842 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Velzian, born in 1850 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie Ann (born 1878 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Adam (born 1866 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
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John Velzian's household
John
Velzian
Head
Ann
Velzian
Wife
Jessie Ann
Velzian
Daughter
Elizabeth
Velzian
Daughter
Mary
Velzian
Daughter
Helen
Hay
Servant
Adam
Laughton
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Velzian |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Velzian | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Velzian | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie Ann | Velzian | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Velzian | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Velzian | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Helen | Hay | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Adam | Laughton | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland |
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