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Household of James Hughson (born 1847, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whalsay & Skerries, 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 Hughson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hughson, born in 1847 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hughson, born in 1843 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Laurence (born 1802 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Mother, Catherine (born 1809 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Nephew, John (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Niece, Margaret (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Hughson's household

Male

James

Hughson

Head
Female

Margaret

Hughson

Wife
Male

Robert

Hughson

Son
Female

Catherine

Hughson

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Hughson

Father
Female

Catherine

Hughson

Mother
Male

John

Hughson

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Hughson

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Hughson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hughson

Head

Married

34

1847

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Hughson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Hughson

Son

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Hughson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Hughson

Father

Married

79

1802

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Hughson

Mother

Married

72

1809

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Hughson

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Hughson

Niece

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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