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Household of Thomas Hourston (born 1829, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England
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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.
Thomas Hourston and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hourston, born in 1829 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Hourston, born in 1833 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Frederick Ellison, born in 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England.
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Thomas Hourston's household
Thomas
Hourston
Head
Isabella
Hourston
Wife
Thomas
Hourston
Son
William
Hourston
Son
Isabella
Hourston
Daughter
John
Hourston
Son
James
Hourston
Son
Frederick
Ellison
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Hourston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Hourston | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Hourston | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Hourston | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Hourston | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Hourston | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John | Hourston | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
James | Hourston | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Frederick | Ellison | Boarder | Single | 22 | 1859 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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