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Household of William Hourston (born 1820, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Hourston and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hourston, born in 1820 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Jane (born 1851 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1857 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Annie (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander B S (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Ann Garrioch, born in 1831 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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William Hourston's household
William
Hourston
Head
Jane
Hourston
Daughter
Mary
Hourston
Daughter
William
Hourston
Son
Annie
Hourston
Daughter
Alexander B S
Hourston
Son
Ann
Garrioch
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Hourston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Hourston | Head | Widower | 61 | 1820 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Hourston | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Hourston | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Hourston | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Annie | Hourston | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander B S | Hourston | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Garrioch | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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