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Household of John Morrison (born 1833, 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 Morrison and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morrison, born in 1833 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha D Morrison, born in 1836 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 8 children; Barbara (born 1862 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Martha (born 1868 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Martha Morrison, born in 1842 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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John Morrison's household

Male

John

Morrison

Head
Female

Martha D

Morrison

Wife
Female

Barbara

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter
Male

James

Morrison

Son
Female

Martha

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter
Male

Peter

Morrison

Son
Female

Jane

Morrison

Daughter
Male

John

Morrison

Son
Female

Martha

Morrison

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morrison

Head

Married

48

1833

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Martha D

Morrison

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Martha

Morrison

Daughter

-

13

1868

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Morrison

Son

-

9

1872

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Morrison

Son

-

1

1880

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Martha

Morrison

Sister

Unmarried

39

1842

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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