Eynhallow  1841   Census

 
It should be noted that in the 1841 census the ages of adults
were rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5.
E.g. the age of anyone aged from 21-24 was given as 20,
and the age of anyone aged from 26-29 was given as 25.

Key
Maiden = Maiden Name (added by Robert C. Marwick)

Address Name Age Occupation Maiden
East House William Mainland 45 Farmer  
  Jean Mainland 40   Sinclair
  John Mainland 15    
  David Mainland 13    
  William Mainland 12    
  Mary Mainland 9    
  Janet Mainland 7    
  Ann Mainland 4    
  Charles Laughton 40 Shoemaker  
         
South House Magnus Corrigall 55 Farmer  
  Margaret Corrigall 55    
  Mary Corrigall 20    
  Christina Hutchison 12    
         
Midhouse William Louttit 30 Farmer  
  Isabella Louttit 25   Craigie
  Harriet Louttit 3    
  William Louttit 1    
  Christian Woods 9    
  Ann Corrigall 20    
         
North House         (See below)  John Linklater     (Inkster)  40 Farmer  
  Mary Linklater    (Inkster) 35    
  James Linklater   (Inkster) 10    
  Jean Linklater     (Inkster) 9    
  John Linklater     (Inkster) 7    
  Peter Linklater     (Inkster) 5    
  David Linklater    (Inkster) 2    
                                      

Note:    Eynhallow is a small island near Rousay. It supported four or five families at one time.but was vacated in 1851 shortly after a census was taken in the Spring of that year.  The family that lived in North House on Eynhallow in 1841 was still there in 1851 but the family name was Inkster and not Linklater as shown in the census returns above.  All the evidence leads to the belief that a transcription error took place at some stage of recording the details of this family in the 1841 census. I have inserted the correct surname, Inkster, in the census copy above.

Robert C. Marwick                  August, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

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