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Household of John Johnson (born 1854, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, 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 Johnson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnson, born in 1854 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joan E Johnson, born in 1857 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Agnes A (born 1879 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Elizabeth G (born 1880 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1815 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Willa G (born 1855 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Johnson's household

Male

John

Johnson

Head
Female

Joan E

Johnson

Wife
Female

Agnes A

Johnson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth G

Johnson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Johnson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Willa G

Fraser

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnson

Head

Married

27

1854

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan E

Johnson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes A

Johnson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth G

Johnson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Johnson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Willa G

Fraser

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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