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Household of James Morrison (born 1827, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, 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 Morrison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morrison, born in 1827 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Morrison, born in 1827 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Mary (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Martha (born 1817 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Margery (born 1824 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Morrison's household

Male

James

Morrison

Head
Female

Mary

Morrison

Wife
Female

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter
Male

John

Morrison

Son
Female

Mary

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Martha

Sinclair

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margery

Sinclair

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morrison

Head

Married

54

1827

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Wife

Married

54

1827

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Martha

Sinclair

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

64

1817

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margery

Sinclair

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

57

1824

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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