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Household of John Gifford (born 1842, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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 Gifford and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gifford, born in 1842 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gifford, born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Buteshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), Mona (born 1873 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man) and Margaret (born 1875 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Father-In-Law, William (born 1863 in -).


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John Gifford's household

Male

John

Gifford

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gifford

Wife
Male

James

Gifford

Son
Female

Jane

Gifford

Daughter
Female

Mona

Gifford

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gifford

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Laughton

Sister-In-Law
Male

William

Laughton

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gifford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gifford

Head

Married

39

1842

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gifford

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gifford

Son

-

11

1870

Buteshire, Scotland

Jane

Gifford

Daughter

-

9

1872

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Mona

Gifford

Daughter

-

8

1873

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Margaret

Gifford

Daughter

-

6

1875

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Eliza

Laughton

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Laughton

Father-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

-

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