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Household of Thomas Turfus (born 1854, 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.

Thomas Turfus and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Turfus, born in 1854 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Turfus, born in 1853 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1880 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister, Mary Turfus, born in 1862 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland.


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Thomas Turfus's household

Male

Thomas

Turfus

Head
Female

Margaret

Turfus

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Turfus

Daughter
Female

Mary

Turfus

Sister
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Turfus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Turfus

Head

Married

27

1854

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Turfus

Wife

Married

28

1853

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Turfus

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Turfus

Sister

Unmarried

19

1862

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

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