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Household of John Wards (born 1810, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 1810 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wards, born in 1812 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1846 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1849 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1868 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1872 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Grandson, William (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
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John Wards's household
John
Wards
Head
Isabella
Wards
Wife
William
Wards
Son
Margaret
Wards
Daughter-In-Law
Isabella
Wards
Granddaughter
Margaret
Wards
Granddaughter
Jane
Wards
Granddaughter
William
Wards
Grandson
Robert
Johnstone
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wards |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 71 |
| Birth year | 1810 |
| Birth place | Burry, 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 | 71 | 1810 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Wards | Wife | Married | 69 | 1812 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Wards | Son | Married | 35 | 1846 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wards | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 32 | 1849 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Wards | Granddaughter | - | 13 | 1868 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wards | Granddaughter | - | 9 | 1872 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Wards | Granddaughter | - | 6 | 1875 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Wards | Grandson | - | 4 | 1877 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert | Johnstone | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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