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Household of John Foubister (born 1849, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foubister, born in 1849 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Foubister, born in 1848 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1879 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jennet (born 1812 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Father, John (born 1802 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Foubister's household

Male

John

Foubister

Head
Female

Catherine

Foubister

Wife
Male

John

Foubister

Son
Female

Jessie

Foubister

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Foubister

Daughter
Female

Jennet

Foubister

Mother
Male

John

Foubister

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Foubister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foubister

Head

Married

32

1849

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Foubister

Wife

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

John

Foubister

Son

-

2

1879

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Foubister

Daughter

-

5

1876

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Maggie

Foubister

Daughter

-

1

1880

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jennet

Foubister

Mother

Married

69

1812

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Foubister

Father

Married

79

1802

Orkney, Scotland

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