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Household of Gideon Herculeson (born 1838, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting Parish, 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.

Gideon Herculeson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gideon Herculeson, born in 1838 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Gideon was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Herculeson, born in 1833 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Gideon's Father, James (born 1804 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Gideon's Mother, Ursula (born 1804 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Gideon's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Gideon's Nephew, Laurence (born 1872 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Gideon's Nephew, John (born 1876 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Gideon Herculeson's household

Male

Gideon

Herculeson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Herculeson

Wife
Male

James

Herculeson

Father
Female

Ursula

Herculeson

Mother
Female

Margaret

Jamieson

Servant
Male

Laurence

Ratter

Nephew
Male

John

Ratter

Nephew
First name(s) Gideon
Last name Herculeson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gideon

Herculeson

Head

Married

43

1838

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Herculeson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Herculeson

Father

Married

77

1804

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ursula

Herculeson

Mother

Married

77

1804

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Jamieson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Ratter

Nephew

-

9

1872

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Ratter

Nephew

-

5

1876

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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