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Household of May Garson (born 1807, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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.
May Garson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of May Garson, born in 1807 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. May was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; John Charles (born 1834 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1842 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were May's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), May's Grandson, Charles (born 1868 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and May's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
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May Garson's household
May
Garson
Head
John Charles
Garson
Son
Betsy
Garson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Garson
Granddaughter
Charles
Garson
Grandson
Margaret
Garson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | May |
| Last name | Garson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth year | 1807 |
| Birth place | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Garson | Head | Widow | 74 | 1807 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John Charles | Garson | Son | Widower | 47 | 1834 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Garson | Daughter | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Garson | Granddaughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Charles | Garson | Grandson | - | 13 | 1868 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Garson | Granddaughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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