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Household of John Sclater (born 1819, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, 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 Sclater and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sclater, born in 1819 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Tamar Sclater, born in 1822 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1850 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Joan (born 1854 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robina (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, James (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Sister, Margaret (born 1817 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Catherine (born 1807 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Sclater's household

Male

John

Sclater

Head
Female

Tamar

Sclater

Wife
Female

Helen

Sclater

Daughter
Female

Joan

Sclater

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sclater

Daughter
Male

James

Robertson

Son-In-Law
Female

Robina

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sclater

Sister
Female

Catherine

Burges

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sclater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sclater

Head

Married

62

1819

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Tamar

Sclater

Wife

Married

59

1822

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Sclater

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Sclater

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Sclater

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robina

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Sclater

Sister

Unmarried

64

1817

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Burges

Lodger

Unmarried

74

1807

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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