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Household of William Skea (born 1838, 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 Skea and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skea, born in 1838 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Skea, born in 1838 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; George M (born 1868 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Johannah C (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Skea's household

Male

William

Skea

Head
Female

Janet

Skea

Wife
Male

George M

Skea

Son
Male

William

Skea

Son
Female

Janet

Skea

Daughter
Female

Johannah C

Skea

Daughter
Male

John

Skea

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Skea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skea

Head

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Skea

Wife

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

George M

Skea

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Skea

Son

-

12

1869

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Skea

Daughter

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Johannah C

Skea

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

John

Skea

Son

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

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