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Household of Jemima Shimnings (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Jemima Shimnings and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jemima Shimnings, born in 1815 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Jemima was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Ann (born 1846 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Maggie Jane (born 1856 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jemima's Grandson, William John (born 1875 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jemima's Grandson, Thomas Wm (born 1880 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jemima's Grandson, James (born 1881 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Jemima Shimnings's household

Female

Jemima

Shimnings

Head
Female

Ann

Shimnings

Daughter
Female

Maggie Jane

Shimnings

Daughter
Male

William John

Shimnings

Grandson
Male

Thomas Wm

Shimnings

Grandson
Male

James

Shimnings

Grandson
First name(s) Jemima
Last name Shimnings
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jemima

Shimnings

Head

Widow

66

1815

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ann

Shimnings

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie Jane

Shimnings

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William John

Shimnings

Grandson

-

6

1875

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas Wm

Shimnings

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Shimnings

Grandson

-

0

1881

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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