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Household of William Clouston (born 1847, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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.

William Clouston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clouston, born in 1847 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to May Clouston, born in 1843 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; James R (born 1872 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), William Alex (born 1877 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Clouston's household

Male

William

Clouston

Head
Female

May

Clouston

Wife
Male

James R

Clouston

Son
Female

Jessie

Clouston

Daughter
Male

John

Clouston

Son
Male

William Alex

Clouston

Son
Male

Thomas

Clouston

Son
Male

Andrew

Clouston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Clouston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clouston

Head

Married

34

1847

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

May

Clouston

Wife

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

James R

Clouston

Son

-

9

1872

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Clouston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

John

Clouston

Son

-

7

1874

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

William Alex

Clouston

Son

-

4

1877

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Clouston

Son

-

3

1878

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Andrew

Clouston

Son

-

0

1881

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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