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Household of James Hourston (born 1830, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, 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 Hourston and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hourston, born in 1830 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Ellen (born 1853 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1858 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), Ann (born 1861 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1849 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jemima M M (born 1878 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Mary A (born 1878 in -).
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James Hourston's household
James
Hourston
Head
Ellen
Hourston
Daughter
Thomas
Hourston
Son
Ann
Hourston
Daughter
Jemima M M
Firth
Granddaughter
Elizabeth
Firth
Granddaughter
Margaret
Marwick
Daughter
Mary A
Marwick
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Hourston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Hourston | Head | Widower | 51 | 1830 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ellen | Hourston | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Hourston | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Hourston | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jemima M M | Firth | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Firth | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Marwick | Daughter | Widow | 32 | 1849 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary A | Marwick | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | - |
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