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Household of William Skinner (born 1818, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, 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 Skinner and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skinner, born in 1818 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Skinner, born in 1830 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1853 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland) and William James (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Skinner's household

Male

William

Skinner

Head
Female

Catherine

Skinner

Wife
Female

Helen

Skinner

Daughter
Male

John

Skinner

Son
Female

Catherine

Skinner

Daughter
Male

William James

Skinner

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skinner

Head

Married

63

1818

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Skinner

Wife

Married

51

1830

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Skinner

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

John

Skinner

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Skinner

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

William James

Skinner

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

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