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Household of William Angus (born 1818, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.

William Angus and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Angus, born in 1818 in Orkney, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Angus, born in 1819 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1852 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1847 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jemima (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Son-In-Law, James (born 1845 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Mary A (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Grandson, James (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Barbara (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, May (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and William's Grandson, William A (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Angus's household

Male

William

Angus

Head
Female

Margaret

Angus

Wife
Male

William

Angus

Son
Female

Jemima

Thomson

Servant
Male

James

Wilson

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Granddaughter
Male

James

Wilson

Grandson
Female

Barbara

Wilson

Granddaughter
Female

May

Wilson

Granddaughter
Male

William A

Wilson

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Angus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Angus

Head

Married

63

1818

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Angus

Wife

Married

62

1819

Orkney, Scotland

William

Angus

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son-In-Law

Married

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

James

Wilson

Grandson

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

May

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

William A

Wilson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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