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Household of William Hourie (born 1842, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 Hourie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hourie, born in 1842 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hourie, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), William L (born 1876 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), David S (born 1878 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and John R A (born 1881 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Aunt, Marion Borwick, born in 1808 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Hourie's household

Male

William

Hourie

Head
Female

Margaret

Hourie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Hourie

Daughter
Male

William L

Hourie

Son
Male

David S

Hourie

Son
Male

John R A

Hourie

Son
Female

Marion

Borwick

Aunt
First name(s) William
Last name Hourie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hourie

Head

Married

39

1842

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Hourie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Hourie

Daughter

-

14

1867

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

William L

Hourie

Son

-

5

1876

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

David S

Hourie

Son

-

3

1878

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

John R A

Hourie

Son

-

0

1881

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Marion

Borwick

Aunt

Unmarried

73

1808

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

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