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Household of William Driver (born 1817, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, 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 Driver and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Driver, born in 1817 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bell Driver, born in 1824 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1843 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Jean (born 1844 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1872 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1874 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and William's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Driver's household

Male

William

Driver

Head
Female

Bell

Driver

Wife
Female

Ann

Driver

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Driver

Daughter
Male

Robert

Driver

Son
Female

Jean

Driver

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Driver

Granddaughter
Female

Ann

Driver

Granddaughter
Male

William

Driver

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Driver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Driver

Head

Married

64

1817

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Bell

Driver

Wife

Married

57

1824

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Driver

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Driver

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Driver

Son

Married

38

1843

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jean

Driver

Daughter-In-Law

Married

37

1844

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Driver

Granddaughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Driver

Granddaughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

William

Driver

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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