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Household of John Manson (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, 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 Manson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Manson, born in 1816 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lilias Manson, born in 1816 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1858 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1855 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Gilbert D (born 1852 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Jenny A G (born 1860 in England), John's Granddaughter, Lillias Zuebine (born 1879 in Canada), John's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1822 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Barbara (born 1826 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Manson's household

Male

John

Manson

Head
Female

Lilias

Manson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Manson

Son
Female

Margaret

Manson

Daughter
Male

Gilbert D

Manson

Son
Female

Jenny A G

Manson

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Lillias Zuebine

Manson

Granddaughter
Male

William

Smith

Brother-In-Law
Female

Barbara

Smith

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Manson

Head

Married

65

1816

England

Lilias

Manson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Manson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gilbert D

Manson

Son

Married

29

1852

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jenny A G

Manson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

21

1860

England

Lillias Zuebine

Manson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Canada

William

Smith

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

59

1822

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Smith

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

55

1826

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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