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Household of William Skea (born 1825, 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 1825 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Skea, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth T (born 1869 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret J S (born 1871 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Sarah A (born 1874 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and Sibella J (born 1877 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
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William Skea's household
William
Skea
Head
Sarah
Skea
Wife
William
Skea
Son
Elizabeth T
Skea
Daughter
Margaret J S
Skea
Daughter
Sarah A
Skea
Daughter
Sibella J
Skea
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Skea |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| 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 | 56 | 1825 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Sarah | Skea | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Skea | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth T | Skea | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret J S | Skea | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Sarah A | Skea | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Sibella J | Skea | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
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