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Household of William Rork (born 1851, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, 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 Rork and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rork, born in 1851 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Rork, born in 1851 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Perthshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, David (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Rork's household

Male

William

Rork

Head
Female

Isabella

Rork

Wife
Male

Thomas

Rork

Son
Male

Robert

Rork

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rork

Daughter
Male

James

Muir

Boarder
Male

David

Muir

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Rork
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rork

Head

Married

30

1851

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Rork

Wife

Married

30

1851

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Rork

Son

-

6

1875

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Rork

Son

-

4

1877

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rork

Daughter

-

1

1880

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Muir

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Perthshire, Scotland

David

Muir

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

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