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Household of Peter Wishart (born 1838, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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.
Peter Wishart and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wishart, born in 1838 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wishart, born in 1849 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Cecillia (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, William (born 1861 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
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Peter Wishart's household
Peter
Wishart
Head
Ellen
Wishart
Wife
James
Wishart
Son
George
Wishart
Son
Peter
Wishart
Son
John
Wishart
Son
William
Wishart
Son
Cecillia
Harper
Servant
William
Johnston
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Wishart |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Wishart | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ellen | Wishart | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Wishart | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Wishart | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Wishart | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Wishart | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Wishart | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Cecillia | Harper | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Johnston | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
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