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Household of William Scott (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1834 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1837 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Cecilia F (born 1865 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret T (born 1878 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Female

Cecilia F

Scott

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret T

Scott

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

47

1834

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Cecilia F

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret T

Scott

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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