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Household of William Copland (born 1814, 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.
William Copland and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Copland, born in 1814 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1847 in Orkney, Scotland) and Maria (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, Thomas (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William's Grandson, John (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and William's Grandson, Alfred (born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
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William Copland's household
William
Copland
Head
Mary Ann
Copland
Daughter
Maria
Copland
Daughter
Thomas
Chalmers
Grandson
John
Sinclair
Grandson
Alfred
Morris
Grandson
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Copland |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Holm, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Copland | Head | Widower | 67 | 1814 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Copland | Daughter | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Maria | Copland | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Chalmers | Grandson | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Sinclair | Grandson | - | 7 | 1874 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alfred | Morris | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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