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Household of James Morrison (born 1819, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tingwall, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morrison, born in 1819 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Morrison, born in 1829 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Rebecca (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Gideon Brown, born in 1831 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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James Morrison's household

Male

James

Morrison

Head
Female

Helen

Morrison

Wife
Male

Thomas

Morrison

Son
Female

Rebecca

Morrison

Daughter
Male

Gideon

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morrison

Head

Married

62

1819

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Morrison

Wife

Married

52

1829

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Rebecca

Morrison

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gideon

Brown

Lodger

Unmarried

50

1831

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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