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Household of Catherine Pottinger (born 1841, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, 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 Pottinger and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Pottinger, born in 1841 in Burras, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Robert (born 1866 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1871 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Mother, Helen (born 1801 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine's Brother-In-Law, Arthur (born 1831 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Catherine's Sister-In-Law, Jemima (born 1835 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Catherine Pottinger's household
Catherine
Pottinger
Head
Robert
Pottinger
Son
Arthur
Pottinger
Son
Helen
Sinclair
Mother
Arthur
Pottinger
Brother-In-Law
Jemima
Pottinger
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Catherine |
| Last name | Pottinger |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine | Pottinger | Head | Widow | 40 | 1841 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Pottinger | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Arthur | Pottinger | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Helen | Sinclair | Mother | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Arthur | Pottinger | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jemima | Pottinger | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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