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Household of John Harper (born 1821, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Unst, 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 Harper and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1821 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Suniva Harper, born in 1824 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1851 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jane (born 1857 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Thomasina (born 1881 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1788 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Suniva

Harper

Wife
Female

Margaret

Harper

Daughter
Female

Jane

Harper

Daughter
Female

Thomasina

Harper

Granddaughter
Female

Janet

Harrison

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

60

1821

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Suniva

Harper

Wife

Married

57

1824

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Harper

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Harper

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomasina

Harper

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Harrison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

93

1788

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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