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Household of James Isbister (born 1832, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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 Isbister and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Isbister, born in 1832 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Isbister, born in 1842 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Isbister's household

Male

James

Isbister

Head
Female

Mary

Isbister

Wife
Male

James

Isbister

Son
Male

John

Isbister

Son
Female

Mary

Isbister

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Isbister

Son
Male

William

Isbister

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Isbister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Isbister

Head

Married

49

1832

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Isbister

Wife

Married

39

1842

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

James

Isbister

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

John

Isbister

Son

-

15

1866

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Isbister

Daughter

-

13

1868

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Isbister

Son

-

9

1872

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

William

Isbister

Son

-

4

1877

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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