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Household of Thomas Dearness (born 1797, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, 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.
Thomas Dearness and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dearness, born in 1797 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1831 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1829 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son-In-Law, Thomas (born 1826 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
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Thomas Dearness's household
Thomas
Dearness
Head
Thomas
Dearness
Son
Thomas
Pottinger
Son-In-Law
Margaret
Pottinger
Daughter
Ann
Pottinger
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Dearness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 84 |
| Birth year | 1797 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Dearness | Head | Widower | 84 | 1797 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Dearness | Son | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Pottinger | Son-In-Law | Married | 55 | 1826 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Pottinger | Daughter | Married | 52 | 1829 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Pottinger | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland |
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