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Household of John Manson (born 1805, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lunnasting, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Manson, born in 1805 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Manson, born in 1811 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1852 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane (born 1856 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1849 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary A (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, James (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Manson's household

Male

John

Manson

Head
Female

Margaret

Manson

Wife
Male

Peter

Manson

Son
Female

Jane

Manson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Manson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Henderson

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Irvine

Granddaughter
Male

John

Irvine

Grandson
Female

Mary A

Irvine

Granddaughter
Male

James

Irvine

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Manson

Head

Married

76

1805

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Manson

Wife

Married

70

1811

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Manson

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Henderson

Daughter

Widow

32

1849

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Henderson

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Irvine

Granddaughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Irvine

Grandson

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary A

Irvine

Granddaughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Irvine

Grandson

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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