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Household of Robert Work (born 1845, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Work and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Work, born in 1845 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Sister, Christina (born 1837 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, David (born 1866 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Work's household

Male

Robert

Work

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Work

Sister
Female

Christina

Work

Sister
Male

David

Muir

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Work
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Work

Head

Unmarried

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Work

Sister

Unmarried

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Work

Sister

Unmarried

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

David

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

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