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Household of John Johnson (born 1811, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northmavine, 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 1811 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Johnson, born in 1813 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew (born 1850 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Gilbert (born 1854 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Jessie (born 1853 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Grandson, Thomas (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Johnson's household

Male

John

Johnson

Head
Female

Jane

Johnson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Johnson

Son
Male

Gilbert

Johnson

Son
Female

Jessie

Johnson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Johnson

Grandson
Female

Mary

Christie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
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

Johnson

Head

Married

70

1811

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Johnson

Wife

Married

68

1813

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Johnson

Son

Married

31

1850

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gilbert

Johnson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Johnson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Johnson

Grandson

-

6

1875

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Christie

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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