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Household of John Manson (born 1817, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Manson, born in 1817 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Manson, born in 1811 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1851 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Christina (born 1853 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Jean (born 1861 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and John's Servant, Barbara (born 1861 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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John Manson's household

Male

John

Manson

Head
Female

Christina

Manson

Wife
Male

John

Manson

Son
Female

Jean

Manson

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Christina

Manson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Manson

Head

Married

64

1817

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Christina

Manson

Wife

Married

70

1811

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

John

Manson

Son

Married

30

1851

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jean

Manson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

20

1861

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Christina

Manson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Barbara

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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