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Household of James Clark (born 1814, 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.

James Clark and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clark, born in 1814 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sandy (born 1848 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1859 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Janet (born 1847 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1873 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1875 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Grandson, Robert (born 1877 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Clark's household

Male

James

Clark

Head
Male

Sandy

Clark

Son
Female

Janet

Clark

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Clark

Daughter
Male

James

Clark

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Clark

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Clark

Grandson
Male

John

Clark

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clark

Head

Widower

67

1814

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sandy

Clark

Son

Married

33

1848

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Clark

Daughter-In-Law

Married

34

1847

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Clark

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Clark

Grandson

-

8

1873

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Clark

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Clark

Grandson

-

4

1877

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Clark

Grandson

-

1

1880

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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