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Household of John Work (born 1827, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 Work and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Work, born in 1827 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Goar, born in 1829 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1862 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and Rachel (born 1871 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).
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John Work's household
John
Work
Head
Mary
Goar
Wife
John
Goar
Son
James
Goar
Son
Rachel
Goar
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Work |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Cross, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Work | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Goar | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Goar | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Goar | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
Rachel | Goar | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland |
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