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Household of James Clouston (born 1799, 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.

James Clouston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clouston, born in 1799 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Samuel, born 1835 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Jane (born 1833 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Margaret E (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, James W (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Grandson, Robert (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Grandson, John (born 1865 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Clouston's household

Male

James

Clouston

Head
Male

Samuel

Clouston

Son
Female

Jane

Clouston

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jane

Clouston

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret E

Clouston

Granddaughter
Male

James W

Clouston

Grandson
Male

Robert

Clouston

Grandson
Male

John

Saunders

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Clouston
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clouston

Head

Widower

82

1799

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Samuel

Clouston

Son

Married

46

1835

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Clouston

Daughter-In-Law

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Clouston

Granddaughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret E

Clouston

Granddaughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James W

Clouston

Grandson

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Clouston

Grandson

Unmarried

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

John

Saunders

Grandson

Unmarried

16

1865

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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