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Household of William Guthrie (born 1840, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint Andrews, 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 Guthrie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Guthrie, born in 1840 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Guthrie, born in 1832 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Joan (born 1875 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, John (born 1799 in Orkney, Scotland) and William's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1810 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Guthrie's household

Male

William

Guthrie

Head
Female

Catherine

Guthrie

Wife
Male

William

Guthrie

Son
Female

Margaret

Guthrie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Guthrie

Daughter
Female

Joan

Guthrie

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Father-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Guthrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Guthrie

Head

Married

41

1840

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Guthrie

Wife

Married

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

William

Guthrie

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Guthrie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Guthrie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Joan

Guthrie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John

Thomson

Father-In-Law

Married

82

1799

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Mother-In-Law

Married

71

1810

Orkney, Scotland

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