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Household of William Mail (born 1822, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilchoman, Argyllshire, 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 Mail and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mail, born in 1822 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mail, born in 1825 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1869 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Ann Cowan, born in 1857 in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Mail's household

Male

William

Mail

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mail

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mail

Daughter
Male

William

Mail

Son
Female

Margaret

Mail

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cowan

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Mail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mail

Head

Married

59

1822

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mail

Wife

Married

56

1825

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mail

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland

William

Mail

Son

-

14

1867

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mail

Daughter

-

12

1869

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Cowan

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland

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