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Household of Magnus Irvine (born 1822, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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.

Magnus Irvine and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Irvine, born in 1822 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 6 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to William Margt Irvine, born in 1827 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Magnus's Sister, Catherine (born 1824 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Magnus's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Magnus's Servant, Robert (born 1824 in Sandwick, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Magnus's Boarder, Harriot Alexandra (born 1878 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Magnus Irvine's household

Male

Magnus

Irvine

Head
Female

William Margt

Irvine

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Servant
Male

Robert

Tullock

Servant
Female

Harriot Alexandra

Scott

Boarder
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Irvine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Irvine

Head

Married

59

1822

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

William Margt

Irvine

Wife

Married

54

1827

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Sister

Widow

57

1824

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Harrison

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Robert

Tullock

Servant

Unmarried

57

1824

Sandwick, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Harriot Alexandra

Scott

Boarder

-

3

1878

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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