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Household of John Ganson (born 1821, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Ganson and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ganson, born in 1821 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 10 children; Mary C (born 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Herman (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Lizzie J (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Thomson, born in 1864 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland.
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John Ganson's household
John
Ganson
Head
Mary C
Ganson
Daughter
Barbara
Ganson
Daughter
Jane
Ganson
Daughter
Jemima
Ganson
Daughter
John
Ganson
Son
Herman
Ganson
Son
William
Ganson
Son
Charles
Ganson
Son
Andrew
Ganson
Son
Lizzie J
Ganson
Daughter
Jane
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Ganson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Ganson | Head | Widower | 60 | 1821 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary C | Ganson | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Ganson | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Ganson | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jemima | Ganson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Ganson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Herman | Ganson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Ganson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Ganson | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Ganson | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie J | Ganson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland |
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