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Household of John Morrison (born 1816, 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 Morrison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morrison, born in 1816 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Morrison, born in 1821 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Magnus (born 1859 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Margaret (born 1857 in Sandsound, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1863 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Helen Garriock, born in 1824 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.


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John Morrison's household

Male

John

Morrison

Head
Female

Mary

Morrison

Wife
Male

Magnus

Morrison

Son
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Helen

Garriock

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morrison

Head

Married

65

1816

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Wife

Married

60

1821

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Magnus

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Sandsound, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary Ann

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Helen

Garriock

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

57

1824

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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