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Household of William Scott (born 1816, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, 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 Scott and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1816 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jannet Scott, born in 1819 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Jannet (born 1813 in Orkney, Scotland), William's -, Margaret (born 1801 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), William's -, James (born 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's -, Thomas (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's -, Alexander (born 1843 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Jannet

Scott

Wife
Female

Jannet

Muir

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Lggie

-
Male

James

McDonald

-
Male

Thomas

McNeil

-
Male

Alexander

Brodie

-
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

65

1816

Orkney, Scotland

Jannet

Scott

Wife

Married

62

1819

Orkney, Scotland

Jannet

Muir

Sister-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Lggie

-

Unmarried

80

1801

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

James

McDonald

-

Unmarried

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McNeil

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brodie

-

Unmarried

38

1843

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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