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Household of John Slater (born 1819, 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 Slater and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Slater, born in 1819 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Slater, born in 1823 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1848 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Sophia Jamieson, born in 1869 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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John Slater's household

Male

John

Slater

Head
Female

Janet

Slater

Wife
Female

Isabella

Slater

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Slater

Daughter
Male

Robert

Slater

Son
Female

Margaret

Slater

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Jamieson

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Slater

Head

Married

62

1819

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Slater

Wife

Married

58

1823

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Isabella

Slater

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Slater

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Slater

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Slater

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sophia

Jamieson

Boarder

-

12

1869

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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