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Household of James Abernethy (born 1838, Shetland Islands)

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.

James Abernethy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Abernethy, born in 1838 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Abernethy, born in 1843 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1863 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary Scollay (born 1873 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret Hardie (born 1877 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mitchel (born 1881 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Isibella Hackland (born 1881 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Abernethy's household

Male

James

Abernethy

Head
Female

Catherine

Abernethy

Wife
Male

James

Abernethy

Son
Female

Mary Scollay

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Margaret Hardie

Abernethy

Daughter
Male

Mitchel

Abernethy

Son
Female

Catherine

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Isibella Hackland

Abernethy

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Abernethy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Abernethy

Head

Married

43

1838

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Abernethy

Wife

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Abernethy

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary Scollay

Abernethy

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Abernethy

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret Hardie

Abernethy

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mitchel

Abernethy

Son

-

0

1881

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Abernethy

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Isibella Hackland

Abernethy

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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