George Sinclair
Born 1825
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of William Johnston (born 1838, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Johnston and 5 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Johnston, born in 1838 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Johnston, born in 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Williamina (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1845 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Williamina (born 1817 in Orkney, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Agnes (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Johnston's household
William
Johnston
Head
Betsy
Johnston
Wife
Williamina
Johnston
Daughter
Williamina
Johnston
Mother
Margaret
Rendall
Daughter
Agnes
Leslie
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Johnston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Firth, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Johnston | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Johnston | Wife | Married | 21 | 1860 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Williamina | Johnston | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Williamina | Johnston | Mother | Widow | 64 | 1817 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Rendall | Daughter | Married | 36 | 1845 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Agnes | Leslie | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Johnston in Kirkwall in 1881, and follow the Johnston family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Johnston
We’ve found William Johnston in 2569 family trees. Find out more about William Johnston's household and view the Johnston family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Johnston, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.