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Household of John Johnston (born 1856, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, 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 Johnston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnston, born in 1856 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Catherine (born 1831 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Brother, Andrew (born 1854 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Sister, Jane (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Brother, Peter (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Brother, Joseph (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Brother, Hercules (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Sister, Marion (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Servant, Lilias (born 1818 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Johnston's household

Male

John

Johnston

Head
Female

Catherine

Johnston

Mother
Male

Andrew

Johnston

Brother
Female

Jane

Johnston

Sister
Male

Peter

Johnston

Brother
Male

Joseph

Johnston

Brother
Male

Hercules

Johnston

Brother
Female

Marion

Johnston

Sister
Female

Lilias

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnston

Head

Unmarried

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Johnston

Mother

Widow

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Johnston

Brother

Unmarried

27

1854

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Johnston

Sister

Unmarried

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Johnston

Brother

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joseph

Johnston

Brother

Unmarried

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Hercules

Johnston

Brother

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Marion

Johnston

Sister

-

6

1875

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Lilias

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

63

1818

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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