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Household of John Clouston (born 1837, 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.

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 1837 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Clouston, born in 1832 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1869 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1872 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Ann (born 1799 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1800 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1839 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Clouston's household

Male

John

Clouston

Head
Female

Mary

Clouston

Wife
Female

Jane

Clouston

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Clouston

Daughter
Female

Ann

White

Boarder
Female

Mary

Thompson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Clouston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place 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

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Clouston

Wife

Married

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Clouston

Daughter

-

12

1869

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Clouston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

White

Boarder

Widow

82

1799

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Thompson

Boarder

Widow

81

1800

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Wood

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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