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Household of Janet Yorston (born 1842, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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.
Janet Yorston and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Yorston, born in 1842 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, married to Charles Yorston, born in 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1876 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Boarder, Peter (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Catherine (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, Isabella (born 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Janet Yorston's household
Janet
Yorston
Head
Charles
Yorston
Son
Jane
Yorston
Daughter
Jessie
Yorston
Daughter
Lizzie
Yorston
Daughter
Peter
McAllister
Boarder
Catherine
Begg
Boarder
Isabella
Bruce
Boarder
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Yorston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Yorston | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Charles | Yorston | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Yorston | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Yorston | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Yorston | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | McAllister | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Begg | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Bruce | Boarder | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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