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Household of Thomas Muir (born 1848, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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 Muir and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Muir, born in 1848 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Muir, born in 1855 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Charlesina (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas F (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jane J (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Catherine (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Nicol (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland).
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Thomas Muir's household
Thomas
Muir
Head
Jessie
Muir
Wife
Catherine
Swanson
Sister-In-Law
Charlesina
Muir
Daughter
James
Muir
Son
Thomas F
Muir
Son
Jane J
Muir
Daughter
Nicol
Dickson
Servant
William
Harvey
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Muir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Muir | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Muir | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Swanson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Charlesina | Muir | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Muir | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas F | Muir | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane J | Muir | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Nicol | Dickson | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Harvey | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Orkney, Scotland |
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