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Household of Robert Sorley (born 1819, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Sorley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sorley, born in 1819 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Sorley, born in 1825 in Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1850 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John T (born 1858 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Malcolm T (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1865 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex R (born 1867 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, James (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Samuel (born 1858 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Robert Sorley's household

Male

Robert

Sorley

Head
Female

Janet

Sorley

Wife
Male

Robert

Sorley

Son
Male

John T

Sorley

Son
Male

Malcolm T

Sorley

Son
Female

Robina

Sorley

Daughter
Male

Alex R

Sorley

Son
Female

Jane

Leith

Servant
Male

James

Spence

Servant
Male

Samuel

Gill

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sorley

Head

Married

62

1819

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet

Sorley

Wife

Married

56

1825

Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Sorley

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John T

Sorley

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Malcolm T

Sorley

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robina

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex R

Sorley

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Leith

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Samuel

Gill

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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