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Household of Thomas Work (born 1848, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Work, born in 1848 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Work, born in 1844 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Evealyne (born 1877 in -) and Rosalind (born 1880 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joan (born 1853 in Bo'ness, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Work's household

Male

Thomas

Work

Head
Female

Margaret

Work

Wife
Female

Evealyne

Work

Daughter
Female

Rosalind

Work

Daughter
Female

Joan

Dick

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Dick

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Work
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Work

Head

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Work

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Evealyne

Work

Daughter

-

4

1877

-

Rosalind

Work

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Joan

Dick

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Bo'ness, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dick

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayrshire, Scotland

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