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Household of William Mainland (born 1824, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, 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 Mainland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mainland, born in 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbra Mainland, born in 1824 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Maggie Mainland, born in 1879 in Orkney, Scotland.


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William Mainland's household

Male

William

Mainland

Head
Female

Barbra

Mainland

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mainland

Daughter
Male

William

Mainland

Son
Female

Mary

Mainland

Daughter
Male

James

Mainland

Son
Male

John

Mainland

Son
Female

Maggie

Mainland

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Mainland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mainland

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Barbra

Mainland

Wife

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mainland

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

William

Mainland

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Mainland

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

James

Mainland

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

John

Mainland

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Maggie

Mainland

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

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