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Household of Thomas Work (born 1841, 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 Work and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Work, born in 1841 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Work, born in 1847 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Magnus Mitchel, born in 1865 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Thomas Work's household
Thomas
Work
Head
Jessie
Work
Wife
Elizabeth
Work
Daughter
James
Work
Son
Thomas
Work
Son
Jessie
Work
Daughter
Margaret
Work
Daughter
William
Work
Son
Magnus
Mitchel
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Work |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Work | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Work | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Work | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Work | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Work | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Work | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Work | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Work | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Magnus | Mitchel | Servant | - | 16 | 1865 | Orkney, Scotland |
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