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Household of James Cumming (born 1850, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, 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 Cumming and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cumming, born in 1850 in Walls, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cumming, born in 1849 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1880 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Rapel (born - in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Racheal Goodlad, born in 1856 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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James Cumming's household
James
Cumming
Head
Mary
Cumming
Wife
James
Cumming
Son
John
Cumming
Son
Mary Jane
Cumming
Daughter
Rapel
Cumming
Daughter
Racheal
Goodlad
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Cumming |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Cumming | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Cumming | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Cumming | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Cumming | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Cumming | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Rapel | Cumming | Daughter | Unmarried | - | - | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Racheal | Goodlad | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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