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Household of James Fraser (born 1840, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fetlar, 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 Fraser and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fraser, born in 1840 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Ursula Fraser, born in 1830 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Georgina Margaret (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas John (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1833 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1835 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Fraser's household

Male

James

Fraser

Head
Female

Barbara Ursula

Fraser

Wife
Female

Georgina Margaret

Fraser

Daughter
Male

Thomas John

Fraser

Son
Female

Christina

Donaldson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Young

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Fraser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fraser

Head

Married

41

1840

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara Ursula

Fraser

Wife

Married

51

1830

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Georgina Margaret

Fraser

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas John

Fraser

Son

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina

Donaldson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Young

Sister-In-Law

Married

46

1835

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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