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Household of John Clouston (born 1854, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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.

John Clouston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clouston, born in 1854 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Clouston, born in 1856 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie Cooper (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ethel Jessie Harper (born 1880 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and John Peter Porteous (born 1881 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie Ross (born 1862 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1837 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Clouston's household

Male

John

Clouston

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Clouston

Wife
Female

Maggie Cooper

Clouston

Daughter
Female

Ethel Jessie Harper

Clouston

Daughter
Male

John Peter Porteous

Clouston

Son
Female

Annie Ross

Garson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

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Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clouston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clouston

Head

Married

27

1854

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Clouston

Wife

Married

25

1856

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Maggie Cooper

Clouston

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ethel Jessie Harper

Clouston

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

John Peter Porteous

Clouston

Son

-

0

1881

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Annie Ross

Garson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

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Servant

Widow

44

1837

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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