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Household of William Opton (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinloss, Moray, 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 Opton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Opton, born in 1851 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to George Opton, born in 1880 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1880 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1878 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Rachel Mitch, born in 1809 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Opton's household

Male

William

Opton

Head
Male

George

Opton

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Opton

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Mitch

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Opton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Opton

Head

Married

30

1851

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Opton

Son

-

1

1880

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Opton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Rachel

Mitch

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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