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Household of John Foubister (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Evie & Rendall, 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 Foubister and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foubister, born in 1843 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbra Foubister, born in 1847 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1867 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1807 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Sister, Margaret (born 1831 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Foubister's household

Male

John

Foubister

Head
Female

Barbra

Foubister

Wife
Male

Peter

Foubister

Son
Male

David

Foubister

Son
Female

Margaret

Foubister

Daughter
Male

John

Foubister

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foubister

Mother
Female

Margaret

Foubister

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Foubister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foubister

Head

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

Barbra

Foubister

Wife

Married

34

1847

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Peter

Foubister

Son

-

14

1867

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

David

Foubister

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Foubister

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

John

Foubister

Son

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Foubister

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Foubister

Sister

Unmarried

50

1831

Orkney, Scotland

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