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Household of Hector Morrison (born 1829, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, 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.

Hector Morrison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hector Morrison, born in 1829 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. Hector was the head of the household, married to Margaret Morrison, born in 1828 in Keiss, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Donald (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth Ann (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret M (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hector's Mother-In-Law, Mary Dow, born in 1802 in Keiss, Caithness, Scotland.


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Hector Morrison's household

Male

Hector

Morrison

Head
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Wife
Male

Donald

Morrison

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dow

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Hector
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hector

Morrison

Head

Married

52

1829

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Wife

Married

53

1828

Keiss, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth Ann

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret M

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Dow

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Keiss, Caithness, Scotland

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