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Household of John Wishart (born 1824, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Wishart and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wishart, born in 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wishart, born in 1834 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1867 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1872 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie Ann (born 1874 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Wishart's household

Male

John

Wishart

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wishart

Wife
Male

George

Wishart

Son
Male

James

Wishart

Son
Female

Margaret S

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Jessie Ann

Wishart

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wishart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wishart

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wishart

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

George

Wishart

Son

-

14

1867

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

James

Wishart

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret S

Wishart

Daughter

-

9

1872

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Wishart

Daughter

-

7

1874

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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