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Household of Robert Wards (born 1821, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 Wards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wards, born in 1821 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christina Wards, born in 1836 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1859 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Wards's household

Male

Robert

Wards

Head
Female

Christina

Wards

Wife
Female

Barbara

Wards

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wards

Son
Male

James

Wards

Son
Male

William

Wards

Son
Male

John

Wards

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wards

Head

Married

60

1821

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Wards

Wife

Married

45

1836

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Wards

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Wards

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

James

Wards

Son

-

7

1874

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

William

Wards

Son

-

4

1877

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

John

Wards

Son

-

1

1880

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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