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Household of William Slater (born 1826, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Slater and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Slater, born in 1826 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Slater, born in 1834 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Barbara (born 1857 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1863 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William W (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), John M (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), George W (born 1871 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret W (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Christina W (born 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son-In-Law, James Liddle, born in 1858 in Canada.


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William Slater's household

Male

William

Slater

Head
Female

Margaret

Slater

Wife
Female

Barbara

Slater

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Slater

Daughter
Male

William W

Slater

Son
Male

John M

Slater

Son
Male

George W

Slater

Son
Female

Margaret W

Slater

Daughter
Female

Christina W

Slater

Daughter
Male

James

Liddle

Son-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Slater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Slater

Head

Married

55

1826

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Slater

Wife

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Slater

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Slater

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William W

Slater

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John M

Slater

Son

-

12

1869

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

George W

Slater

Son

-

10

1871

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret W

Slater

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Christina W

Slater

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James

Liddle

Son-In-Law

Widower

23

1858

Canada

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