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Household of John Wards (born 1832, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, 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 Wards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wards, born in 1832 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Steward G Wards, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Charles (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, John Wards, born in 1801 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland.


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John Wards's household

Male

John

Wards

Head
Female

Steward G

Wards

Wife
Male

James

Wards

Son
Male

John

Wards

Son
Female

Isabella

Wards

Daughter
Male

William

Wards

Son
Male

Charles

Wards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wards

Daughter
Male

John

Wards

-
First name(s) John
Last name Wards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wards

Head

Married

49

1832

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Steward G

Wards

Wife

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

James

Wards

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

John

Wards

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Wards

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

William

Wards

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Charles

Wards

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wards

Daughter

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

John

Wards

-

Widower

80

1801

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

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