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Household of William Scott (born 1841, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1841 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Scott, born in 1848 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland) and William's Servant, Richard (born 1868 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Barbara

Scott

Wife
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Mary

Muir

Servant
Male

Richard

Bews

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

40

1841

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Scott

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Richard

Bews

Servant

-

13

1868

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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