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Household of Peter Yorston (born 1848, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay & Egilshay, 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 Yorston and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Yorston, born in 1848 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Yorston, born in 1846 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and James K (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Peter Yorston's household

Male

Peter

Yorston

Head
Female

Mary

Yorston

Wife
Female

Eliza

Yorston

Daughter
Male

James K

Yorston

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Yorston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Yorston

Head

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Yorston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Yorston

Daughter

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

James K

Yorston

Son

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

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