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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
Robert
Yorston
Head
Mary H D
Yorston
Wife
John Mckay
Yorston
Son
Mary
Yorston
Daughter
Robert
Yorston
Son
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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