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Household of William Wards (born 1828, 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 Wards and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wards, born in 1828 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wards, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1862 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Wards's household

Male

William

Wards

Head
Female

Ann

Wards

Wife
Female

Annie

Wards

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wards

Head

Married

53

1828

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Wards

Wife

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Wards

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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