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Household of Robert Orchar (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Robert Orchar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Orchar, born in 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Annie Orchar, born in 1845 in Russia. They had 2 children; William (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother-In-Law, Helen (born 1815 in Russia) and Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert Orchar's household

Male

Robert

Orchar

Head
Female

Annie

Orchar

Wife
Male

William

Orchar

Son
Male

Robert

Orchar

Son
Female

Helen

Coulson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Rattray

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Orchar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Orchar

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Orchar

Wife

Married

36

1845

Russia

William

Orchar

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Orchar

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Coulson

Mother-In-Law

Married

66

1815

Russia

Margaret

Rattray

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

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