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Household of John Manson (born 1830, Shetland Islands)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Manson, born in 1830 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Manson, born in 1830 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Charlotte (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jean (born 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Manson's household

Male

John

Manson

Head
Female

Margaret

Manson

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Manson

Daughter
Female

Jean

Manson

Daughter
Male

James

Manson

Son
Female

Ann

Manson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Manson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Manson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Manson

Head

Married

51

1830

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Manson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charlotte

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jean

Manson

Daughter

-

21

1860

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Manson

Son

-

19

1862

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Manson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Arthur

Manson

Son

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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