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Household of William Wishart (born 1845, 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 Wishart and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wishart, born in 1845 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wishart, born in 1848 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1868 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, George Spence, born in 1864 in Orkney, Scotland.


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William Wishart's household

Male

William

Wishart

Head
Female

Catherine

Wishart

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Wishart

Daughter
Male

George

Spence

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wishart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wishart

Head

Married

36

1845

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Wishart

Wife

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wishart

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

George

Spence

Lodger

-

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

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