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Household of John W Irvine (born 1834, 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 W Irvine and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Irvine, born in 1834 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Margaret Irvine, born in 1837 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Margaret (born 1844 in Orkney, Scotland), John W's Servant, John (born 1861 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and John W's Boarder, Margaret (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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John W Irvine's household

Male

John W

Irvine

Head
Female

Margaret

Irvine

Wife
Female

Margaret

Moar

Servant
Male

John

Brown

Servant
Female

Margaret

Irvine

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name Irvine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Irvine

Head

Married

47

1834

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Irvine

Wife

Married

44

1837

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Moar

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Orkney, Scotland

John

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Irvine

Boarder

-

12

1869

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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