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Household of Samuel Hourston (born 1833, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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.
Samuel Hourston and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Hourston, born in 1833 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Esther Hourston, born in 1839 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Samuel (born 1867 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1874 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1876 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Apprentice, William (born 1862 in -) and Samuel's Lodger, Agnes (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Samuel Hourston's household
Samuel
Hourston
Head
Esther
Hourston
Wife
William
Hourston
Son
Samuel
Hourston
Son
John
Hourston
Son
James
Hourston
Son
Henrietta
Hourston
Daughter
Mary
Hourston
Daughter
William
Bridge
Apprentice
Agnes
Norquay
Lodger
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Hourston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Hourston | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Esther | Hourston | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Hourston | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Samuel | Hourston | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Hourston | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Hourston | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Henrietta | Hourston | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Hourston | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Bridge | Apprentice | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | - | |
Agnes | Norquay | Lodger | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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