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Household of Thomas Garson (born 1816, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, 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 Garson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Garson, born in 1816 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Garson, born in 1821 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Robert (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Thomas Garson's household

Male

Thomas

Garson

Head
Female

Margaret

Garson

Wife
Female

Jane

Cormack

Servant
Male

Robert

Garson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Garson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Garson

Head

Married

65

1816

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Garson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Cormack

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Garson

Servant

Unmarried

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

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