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Household of William Delday (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deerness, 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 Delday and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Delday, born in 1836 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Delday, born in 1833 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Delday's household

Male

William

Delday

Head
Female

Mary

Delday

Wife
Male

Andrew

Delday

Son
Female

Isabella

Delday

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Delday

Daughter
Male

James

Delday

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Delday

Daughter
Male

George

Delday

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Delday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Delday

Head

Married

45

1836

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Delday

Wife

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Andrew

Delday

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Delday

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Delday

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

James

Delday

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Delday

Daughter

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

George

Delday

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

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