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Household of David Isbister (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, 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.

David Isbister and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Isbister, born in 1839 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Robina Isbister, born in 1850 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Mary (born 1796 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and David's Servant, James (born 1864 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).


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David Isbister's household

Male

David

Isbister

Head
Female

Robina

Isbister

Wife
Male

John

Isbister

Son
Male

David

Isbister

Son
Female

Mary

Isbister

Mother
Male

James

Sutherland

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Isbister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Isbister

Head

Married

42

1839

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Isbister

Wife

Married

31

1850

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Isbister

Son

-

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

David

Isbister

Son

-

4

1877

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Isbister

Mother

Widow

85

1796

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

James

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

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