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Household of Ellen Hourston (born 1835, 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.
Ellen Hourston and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Hourston, born in 1835 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Isabella (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Sister, Ann Spence, born in 1833 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Ellen Hourston's household
Ellen
Hourston
Head
Isabella
Hourston
Daughter
Helen
Hourston
Daughter
Robert
Hourston
Son
Ann
Spence
Sister
| First name(s) | Ellen |
| Last name | Hourston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellen | Hourston | Head | Widow | 46 | 1835 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Hourston | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Helen | Hourston | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert | Hourston | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Spence | Sister | Unmarried | 48 | 1833 | Orkney, Scotland |
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