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Household of Gilbert Scollay (born 1818, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, 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.
Gilbert Scollay and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Scollay, born in 1818 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Ann Scollay, born in 1829 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Christina (born 1868 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1871 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Gilbert's Visitor, Margaret (born 1811 in England), Gilbert's Mother, Christina (born 1787 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Gilbert's Boarder, Arthur (born 1818 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Gilbert's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Gilbert's Boarder, Janet (born 1808 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Gilbert Scollay's household
Gilbert
Scollay
Head
Ann
Scollay
Wife
Christina
Scollay
Daughter
Andrew
Scollay
Son
Margaret
Bruce
Visitor
Christina
Scollay
Mother
Arthur
Johnson
Boarder
Robert
Hunter
Boarder
Janet
Nicolson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Gilbert |
| Last name | Scollay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilbert | Scollay | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann | Scollay | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Christina | Scollay | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Andrew | Scollay | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bruce | Visitor | Unmarried | 70 | 1811 | England | |
Christina | Scollay | Mother | Widow | 94 | 1787 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Arthur | Johnson | Boarder | Unmarried | 63 | 1818 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Hunter | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet | Nicolson | Boarder | Unmarried | 73 | 1808 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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