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Household of John Yorkston (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 Yorkston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Yorkston, born in 1838 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Yorkston, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen Scott (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Yorkston's household

Male

John

Yorkston

Head
Female

Jessie

Yorkston

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Yorkston

Daughter
Male

James

Yorkston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Yorkston

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Yorkston

Son
Female

Helen Scott

Yorkston

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Yorkston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Yorkston

Head

Married

43

1838

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Yorkston

Wife

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Yorkston

Daughter

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Yorkston

Son

-

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Yorkston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Yorkston

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen Scott

Yorkston

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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