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Household of Catherine Grains (born 1826, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lunnasting, Shetland, 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.

Catherine Grains and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Grains, born in 1826 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, consisted of 5 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Catherine (born 1858 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Laurence (born 1864 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Visitor, Gifford Henderson, born in 1788 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Catherine Grains's household

Female

Catherine

Grains

Head
Female

Catherine

Grains

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Grains

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Grains

Daughter
Female

Gifford

Henderson

Visitor
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Grains
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Catherine

Grains

Head

Widow

55

1826

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Grains

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Grains

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Grains

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gifford

Henderson

Visitor

Widow

93

1788

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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