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Household of Robert Wallace (born 1833, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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.

Robert Wallace and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wallace, born in 1833 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Barbara Wallace, born in 1830 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1860 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Donald (born 1870 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1872 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Wallace's household

Male

Robert

Wallace

Head
Female

Barbara

Wallace

Wife
Female

Barbara

Wallace

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wallace

Son
Female

Mary

Wallace

Daughter
Male

Donald

Wallace

Son
Female

Ellen

Wallace

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wallace

Head

Married

48

1833

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Wallace

Wife

Married

51

1830

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Wallace

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Wallace

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Wallace

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Donald

Wallace

Son

-

11

1870

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ellen

Wallace

Daughter

-

9

1872

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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