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Household of John Johnson (born 1828, 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 Johnson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnson, born in 1828 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Johnson, born in 1839 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Hercules (born 1875 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Anthony (born 1880 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Johnson's household

Male

John

Johnson

Head
Female

Margaret

Johnson

Wife
Male

William

Johnson

Son
Female

Jessie

Johnson

Daughter
Male

James

Johnson

Son
Male

John

Johnson

Son
Male

Hercules

Johnson

Son
Male

Thomas

Johnson

Son
Male

Anthony

Johnson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnson

Head

Married

53

1828

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Johnson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Johnson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Johnson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Johnson

Son

-

11

1870

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Johnson

Son

-

8

1873

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Hercules

Johnson

Son

-

6

1875

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Johnson

Son

-

4

1877

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Anthony

Johnson

Son

-

1

1880

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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