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Household of Richard Caithness (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, 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.

Richard Caithness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Caithness, born in 1839 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Isabella Caithness, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Richard (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), Bethia (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Richard Caithness's household

Male

Richard

Caithness

Head
Female

Isabella

Caithness

Wife
Female

Jane

Caithness

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Caithness

Daughter
Male

Richard

Caithness

Son
Male

James

Caithness

Son
Male

John

Caithness

Son
Male

Thomas

Caithness

Son
Female

Bethia

Caithness

Daughter
Male

William

Caithness

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Caithness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Caithness

Head

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Caithness

Wife

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Caithness

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Caithness

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Richard

Caithness

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

James

Caithness

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

John

Caithness

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Caithness

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

Bethia

Caithness

Daughter

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

William

Caithness

Son

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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