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Household of John Blance (born 1840, 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.

John Blance and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blance, born in 1840 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Blance, born in 1835 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; John W (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Eliza (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robert B (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Blance's household

Male

John

Blance

Head
Female

Margaret

Blance

Wife
Male

John W

Blance

Son
Female

Margaret

Blance

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Blance

Daughter
Male

Robert B

Blance

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Blance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blance

Head

Married

41

1840

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Blance

Wife

Married

46

1835

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John W

Blance

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Blance

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Eliza

Blance

Daughter

-

9

1872

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert B

Blance

Son

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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