James Robertson
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Household of John Yorston (born 1821, 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 Yorston and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Yorston, born in 1821 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Yorston, born in 1831 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Jacobina (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland) and Matilda (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Frederick (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland).
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John Yorston's household
John
Yorston
Head
Ellen
Yorston
Wife
Margaret
Yorston
Daughter
John
Yorston
Son
Jacobina
Yorston
Daughter
Elizabeth
Yorston
Daughter
James
Yorston
Son
Matilda
Yorston
Daughter
Frederick
Matches
Grandson
William
Yorston
Grandson
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Yorston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Yorston | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Ellen | Yorston | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Yorston | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Yorston | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jacobina | Yorston | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Yorston | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Yorston | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Matilda | Yorston | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Frederick | Matches | Grandson | - | 6 | 1875 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Yorston | Grandson | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland |
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