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Household of John Thompson (born 1850, 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 Thompson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1850 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ursula Thompson, born in 1852 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, William (born 1810 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1819 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Agnes (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's -, Basiel (born 1820 in -).
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John Thompson's household
John
Thompson
Head
Ursula
Thompson
Wife
Janet
Thompson
Daughter
John
Thompson
Son
William
Sinclair
Father-In-Law
Janet
Sinclair
Mother-In-Law
Agnes
Sinclair
Sister-In-Law
Basiel
Sinclair
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| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thompson | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ursula | Thompson | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet | Thompson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Thompson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Sinclair | Father-In-Law | Married | 71 | 1810 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet | Sinclair | Mother-In-Law | Married | 62 | 1819 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Agnes | Sinclair | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Basiel | Sinclair | - | Unmarried | 61 | 1820 | - |
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