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Household of John L B Hourston (born 1850, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 L B Hourston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John L B Hourston, born in 1850 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John L B was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hourston, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Samuel J (born 1871 in Ireland), Mary H (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Craufurd (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emma J (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas J (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John L B's Servant, Catherine Watson, born in 1852 in England.


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John L B Hourston's household

Male

John L B

Hourston

Head
Female

Margaret

Hourston

Wife
Male

Samuel J

Hourston

Son
Female

Mary H

Hourston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hourston

Daughter
Female

Craufurd

Hourston

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Hourston

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Hourston

Son
Female

Catherine

Watson

Servant
First name(s) John L B
Last name Hourston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John L B

Hourston

Head

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Hourston

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Samuel J

Hourston

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

Mary H

Hourston

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hourston

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Craufurd

Hourston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emma J

Hourston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas J

Hourston

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

England

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