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Household of John Jamieson (born 1850, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whalsay & Skerries, 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 Jamieson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jamieson, born in 1850 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Jamieson, born in 1851 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Magnus (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Laurence J (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Agnes (born 1822 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Brother, Robert (born 1852 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1825 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Jamieson's household

Male

John

Jamieson

Head
Female

Margaret

Jamieson

Wife
Male

Magnus

Jamieson

Son
Male

Laurence J

Jamieson

Son
Female

Agnes

Jamieson

Mother
Male

Robert

Jamieson

Brother
Male

Alexander

Jamieson

Boarder
Male

William

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Jamieson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jamieson

Head

Married

31

1850

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Jamieson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus

Jamieson

Son

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence J

Jamieson

Son

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Jamieson

Mother

Widow

59

1822

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Jamieson

Brother

Unmarried

29

1852

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alexander

Jamieson

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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