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Household of Peter Brass (born 1821, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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.
Peter Brass and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Brass, born in 1821 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Peter (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret A (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter's Boarder, Peter (born 1862 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, David (born 1864 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
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Peter Brass's household
Peter
Brass
Head
Peter
Brass
Son
Margaret A
Brass
Daughter
Mary
Drever
Servant
Peter
Laughton
Boarder
David
Laughton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Brass |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Brass | Head | Widower | 60 | 1821 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Brass | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Brass | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Drever | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Laughton | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Laughton | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland |
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