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Household of Robert Yorston (born 1835, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.

Robert Yorston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Yorston, born in 1835 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary H D Yorston, born in 1846 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John Mckay (born 1868 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Yorston's household

Male

Robert

Yorston

Head
Female

Mary H D

Yorston

Wife
Male

John Mckay

Yorston

Son
Female

Mary

Yorston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Yorston

Son
Male

William

Yorston

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Yorston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Yorston

Head

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Mary H D

Yorston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

John Mckay

Yorston

Son

-

13

1868

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Yorston

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Yorston

Son

-

8

1873

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

William

Yorston

Son

-

4

1877

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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