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Household of Henry Berston (born 1835, 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.

Henry Berston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Berston, born in 1835 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Berston, born in 1826 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Georgina (born 1866 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland) and Ann (born 1867 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Benjamin Groat, born in 1862 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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Henry Berston's household

Male

Henry

Berston

Head
Female

Cecilia

Berston

Wife
Female

Georgina

Berston

Daughter
Female

Ann

Berston

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Groat

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Berston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Berston

Head

Married

46

1835

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Cecilia

Berston

Wife

Married

55

1826

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Georgina

Berston

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Berston

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Benjamin

Groat

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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