Egilsay  1871  census

Address	Name	Rel.	Mar.	Age	Occupation	Maiden	P.O.B.
WHISTLEBARE	John McKinlay	Head	M	38	Merchant		Rousay
	Jamima McKinlay	Wife	M	33
WHISTLEBARE	John Yorston	Head	M	80	Pauper
	Mary Yorston	Wife	M	80
	Douglas Yorston	Daur	U	39	Knitter
WARSTED	Hugh Costie	Head	M	60	Farmer of 13 ac.		Rousay
	Janet Costie	Wife	M	59
	Mary Costie	Daur	U	31
	Hellen Costie	Daur	U	27
	Hugh Costie	Son	U	23
COTT	James Mainland	Head	M	57	Farmer of 30 ac.
	Betsy Mainland	Head	M	57		Grieve
	Janet Mainland	Daur	U	28
	William Mainland	Son	U	26
	Betsy Mainland	Daur	U	24
	Mary Mainland	Daur	U	21
VADY	Robert Mainland	Head	W	50	Farmer of 10 ac.
	Mary Mainalnd	Daur	U	18
	Janet Mainland	Daur		12	Scholar
	John Mainland	Son		10	Scholar
ONEBIST	William Mainland	Head	M	48	Farmer of 200 ac.		Rousay
	Barbara Mainland	Wife	M	47		Stevenson	Stronsay
	Margaret Mainland	Daur		12	Scholar		Rousay
	William Mainland	Son		10	Scholar		Rousay
	Mary Mainland	Daur		8	Scholar		Rousay
	James Mainland	Son		7	Scholar		Rousay
	John Mainland	Son		4			Rousay
	David Marwick	Serv	U	18	Farm servant		Rousay
	Hugh Pearson	Serv	U	17	Farm servant		Rousay
	Mary Yorston	Serv	U	18	Domestic servant		Rousay
	Hugh Higgings	Serv		14	Farm servant		Rousay
	Ann Cutt	Serv		16	Domestic servant		Eday
	John Garson	Serv	M	48	Day lab.		Rousay
WHITLET	George Smith	Head	W	75	Farmer of 58 ac.
	Mary Smith	Daur	U	46
	Ann Smith	Daur	U	35
	Edward McGillvary	Serv		15	Farm servant
WHITLET	Robertt Smith	Head	M	48	Ploughman & grocer
	Margaret Smith	Wife	M	33
	Margaret Bews	Niece		3			Kirkwall
BRAKE	Isabella Donaldson	Head	W	38	Pauper		Rousay
LOWER CORNQUOY	James Marwick	Head	M	42	Farm servant		Rousay
	Jane Marwick	Wife	M	47		Craigie	Rousay
	Helen Marwick	Daur		6	Scholar
	James Marwick	Son		3
UPPER CORNQUOY	James McGillvary	Head	M	56	Farmer of 7 ac.
	Helen McGillvary	Wife	M	53
	Alexander McGillvary	Son	U	23
KIRBIST	Robert Stevenson	Head	M	44	Farmer of 231 ac.		Stronsay
	Margaret Stevenson	Wife	M	33		Marwick	Rousay
	Margaret Stevenson	Daur		10	Scholar
	Rebecca Stevenson	Daur		7	Scholar
	Isabella Stevenson	Daur		4
	Robina Stevenson	Daur		2
	William Johnston	Serv	U	24	Farm servant		Rousay
	William Miller	Serv	U	16	Farm servant		Stronsay
	Margaret Flett	Serv	U	19	General servant		Kirkwall
	Margaret Harcus	Servant	U	17	General servant		Eday
	George Reid		U	16	Schoolmaster		Rousay
	Helen Shearer		U	24	Family servant		Eday
CULIGO	John Bews	Head	M	44	Farmer of 8 ac.
	Janet Bews	Wife	M	42		Mainland
	Janet Bews	Daur		9	Scholar		Kirkwall
	Helen Bews	Daur		2
MEANNESS	Hugh Bews	Head	M	48	Fisherman
	Isabella Bews	Wife	M	48		Mainland
	Mary Bews	Daur		12	Scholar
	James Bews	Son		9	Scholar
	William Bews	Son		2
MEANNESS	Edward Bews    ( See)	Head	U	36	Farmer of 75 ac.
	Barbara Bews	Mother	W	77		Mainland
	Helen Bews	Serv		15	Domestic servant
	James Rendall	Serv	U	20	Ploughman		Eday
FILEHALL	John Craigie	Head	M	74	Farmer of 15 ac.
	Barbara Craigie	Wife	M	71		Barnet
	Anne Craigie	Daur	U	36
	Mary Craigie	Daur	U	32
	Robert Craigie	Son	U	26
	James Craigie	GS		9mo.
HOWAN	Peter Marwick	Head	U	65	Sabb. Sch. teacher		Kirkwall
HOWAN	Janet Craigie	Head	U	65	Knitter
	Eliza Craigie	Sister	U	69	Domestic work
WELON	Hugh Mainland	Head	M	50	Farmer of 50 ac.		Rousay
	Margaret Mainland	Wife	M	50		Craigie
WATEN	George Craigie	Head	W	78	Farmer of 5 ac.
	James Craigie	Son	U	35
	John Mainland	GS	U	20
	Isabella Drever	Serv		13	Farm servant		Pharay
SOUNDIBRAES	Andrew Craigie	Head	M	74	Farmer of 30 ac.
	Helen Craigie	Wife	M	71		Flett	Shapinsay
	Andrew Craigie	Son	U	37
	Helen Garson	GD		6			Eday
	Margaret Craigie	Serv	U	17	General servant		Tankerness
NORTH TOFTS	James Donaldson	Head	M	55	Farmer of 58 ac.
	Robina Donaldson	Wife	M	51		Grieve
	James Donaldson	Son	U	21
	John Groat	Serv		14	Farm servant		Pharay
SOUND	William McKinlay     (See)	Head	M	41	Farmer of 30 ac.
	Mary McKinlay	Wife	M	34
	Mary McKinlay	Daur		14
	Janet McKinlay	Daur		11	Scholar
	William McKinlay	Son		9	Scholar
	Ann McKinlay	Daur		7	Scholar
	Elizabeth McKinlay	Daur		4	Scholar
	James McKinlay	Son		1
	John McKinlay	Son		1
	Robert Miller	Serv		16	Farm servant		Stronsay
	David Cooper	Serv	U	42	Farm servant
HOWE	James Grieve	Head	M	41	Farmer of 97 ac.
	Margaret Grieve	Wife	M	34		Gibson	Rousay
	Alexander Grieve	Son		11	Scholar
	Robert Grieve	Son		9	Scholar
	Robina Grieve	Daur		6	Scholar
	Isabella Grieve	Daur		3
	Peter Marwick	Serv	U	19	Farm servant		Rousay
	Robina Craigie	Serv	U	31	Farm servant
HOWE	Mary Grieve	Head	U	44	Knitter
WATTEN	Thomas Donaldson	Head	U	52	Farmer of 24 ac.
	John Donaldson	Bro.	U	60			Shapinsay
	Isabella Donaldson	Moth.	W	81		Peace	Sanday
	Mary Sabiston	Serv	U	16	General servant		Rousay
GRUGAR	Thomas Garson	Head	M	55	Farmer of 30 ac.
	Margaret Garson	Wife	M	57		Donaldson
	Thomas Garson	Son	U	21
	William Garson	Son	U	19
	Frances Garson	Daur	U	16
	George Garson	Son		15
SOUTH TOFTS	David Robertson	Head	M	63	Farmer of 46 ac.
	Barbara Robertson	Wife	M	61		Craigie
	Hugh Robertson	Son	U	23
	Margaret Robertson	Daur	U	30
	Jemima Robertson	Daur	U	21
	John Robertson	Bro.	U	58	Annuitant
MUGLEY	Thomas Craigie	Head	M	39	Fisherman
	Isabella Craigie	Wife	M	37			Kirkwall
	Alexandrina Craigie	Daur		10	Scholar
	Isabella Craigie	Daur		8	Scholar
	Thomas Craigie	Son		5	Scholar
	Alexander Craigie	Son		4
	Robina Craigie	Daur		2
MUGLEY	Ann Craigie	Head	W	78	Wool spinner		Wyre
	Barbara Craigie	Daur	U	45	Knitter
NETHERSKAILL	Isabella Alexander	Head	W	47		Craigie
	Isabella Alexander	St. daur	U	25
	James Alexander	Son	U	16
	Andrew Alexander	Son		12
	Alexander Alexander	Son		9	Scholar
	Margaret Alexander	Daur		6	Scholar
	Douglas Alexander	Daur		6	Scholar
NETHERSKAILL	Mary Alexander	Head	U	60	Knitter
NETHERSKAILL	Betsy Craigie	Head	W	63	Knitter
	Thomas Craigie	GS		4	Scholar
NETHERSKAILL	Catherine Fowlis	Head	U	80	Wool spinner
MIDSKAILL	William Mainland	Head	U	44	Farmer of 72 ac.
	Isabella Mainland	Mother	W	77		Bews
	Janet Bews	Serv	U	77	Domestic servant
	Peter Harcus	Serv		12	General servant		Pharay
MIDSKAILL	James Mainland	Head	M	38	Ploughman
	Fanny Mainland	Wife	M	34
	Isabella Mainland	Daur		9	Scholar
	Jemima Mainland	Daur		8	Scholar
	Janet Mainland	Daur		5	Scholar
	David Mainland	Son		2

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