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Household of John Dishan (born 1837, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 Dishan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dishan, born in 1837 in St Andrews, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lennie, born in 1835 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1868 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1870 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and Annabella (born 1877 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Barbara Lennie, born in 1842 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland.


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John Dishan's household

Male

John

Dishan

Head
Female

Margaret

Lennie

Wife
Female

Mary

Lennie

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Lennie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lennie

Daughter
Female

Annabella

Lennie

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Lennie

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Dishan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dishan

Head

Married

44

1837

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Lennie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Lennie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret J

Lennie

Daughter

-

11

1870

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Lennie

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Annabella

Lennie

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Lennie

Sister

Unmarried

39

1842

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

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