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Household of James Wishart (born 1841, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandness, 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 Wishart and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wishart, born in 1841 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wishart, born in 1841 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Harriet (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Lilles Abernethy, born in 1811 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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James Wishart's household
James
Wishart
Head
Margaret
Wishart
Wife
James
Wishart
Son
George
Wishart
Son
Harriet
Wishart
Daughter
Robert
Wishart
Son
John
Wishart
Son
Lilles
Abernethy
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Wishart |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Wishart | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wishart | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Wishart | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Wishart | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Harriet | Wishart | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Wishart | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Wishart | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Lilles | Abernethy | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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