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Household of William Minland (born 1833, 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 Minland and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Minland, born in 1833 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Minland, born in 1838 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret Ann, born 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Charlotte Simson, born in 1809 in Orkney, Scotland.


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William Minland's household

Male

William

Minland

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Minland

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Minland

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Simson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Minland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Minland

Head

Married

48

1833

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Minland

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Minland

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Charlotte

Simson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Orkney, Scotland

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