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Household of William Heddle (born 1822, 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 Heddle and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heddle, born in 1822 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Heddle, born in 1842 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1866 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland), Samuel (born 1870 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland) and Robina (born 1873 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, John Reid, born in 1859 in Orkney, Scotland.


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William Heddle's household

Male

William

Heddle

Head
Female

Barbara

Heddle

Wife
Male

William

Heddle

Son
Male

Samuel

Heddle

Son
Female

Robina

Heddle

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Heddle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heddle

Head

Married

59

1822

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Heddle

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

William

Heddle

Son

-

15

1866

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Samuel

Heddle

Son

-

11

1870

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Heddle

Daughter

-

8

1873

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

John

Reid

Nephew

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

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