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Household of James Hunter (born 1833, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, 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 Hunter and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hunter, born in 1833 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Hunter, born in 1837 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father-In-Law, Erasmus (born 1793 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1834 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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James Hunter's household

Male

James

Hunter

Head
Female

Janet

Hunter

Wife
Male

Erasmus

Irvine

Father-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Irvine

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hunter

Head

Married

48

1833

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Janet

Hunter

Wife

Married

44

1837

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Erasmus

Irvine

Father-In-Law

Widower

88

1793

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Isabella

Irvine

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

47

1834

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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