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Household of Robert Orkney (born 1852, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Orkney and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Orkney, born in 1852 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Orkney, born in 1856 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane Murray, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Andrew (born 1863 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Robert Orkney's household

Male

Robert

Orkney

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Orkney

Wife
Female

Jane Murray

Orkney

Daughter
Male

John

Middlemiss

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Middlemiss

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Orkney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Orkney

Head

Married

29

1852

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Orkney

Wife

Married

25

1856

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane Murray

Orkney

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Middlemiss

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Andrew

Middlemiss

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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