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Household of Jessie Fraser (born 1828, 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.

Jessie Fraser and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Fraser, born in 1828 in Walls, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Jessie was the head of the household, married to Gilbert Fraser, born in 1863 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Gilbert (born 1863 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ellen (born 1865 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Wilhelmina (born 1871 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Sister, Margaret (born 1831 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jessie's Mother-In-Law, Maria (born 1795 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Jessie Fraser's household

Female

Jessie

Fraser

Head
Male

Gilbert

Fraser

Son
Female

Ellen

Fraser

Daughter
Male

John

Fraser

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Fraser

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Henry

Sister
Female

Maria

Fraser

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Fraser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Fraser

Head

Married

53

1828

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gilbert

Fraser

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ellen

Fraser

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Fraser

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Fraser

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Henry

Sister

Unmarried

50

1831

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Maria

Fraser

Mother-In-Law

Widow

86

1795

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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