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Household of John Henry (born 1851, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Yell, 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 Henry and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Henry, born in 1851 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Laurina Henry, born in 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ursula (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Williamina (born 1831 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Henry's household

Male

John

Henry

Head
Female

Laurina

Henry

Wife
Female

Ursula

Henry

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Henry

Son
Male

James

Henry

Son
Female

Williamina

Robertson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Spence

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Henry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Henry

Head

Married

30

1851

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurina

Henry

Wife

Married

26

1855

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ursula

Henry

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Henry

Son

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Henry

Son

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Williamina

Robertson

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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