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Household of John Unson (born 1837, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, 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 Unson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Unson, born in 1837 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joan Unson, born in 1838 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 9 children; Catherine (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Unson's household

Male

John

Unson

Head
Female

Joan

Unson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Unson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Unson

Son
Male

John

Unson

Son
Female

Isabella

Unson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Unson

Son
Male

James

Unson

Son
Female

Jane

Unson

Daughter
Male

George

Unson

Son
Male

Thomas

Unson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Unson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Unson

Head

Married

44

1837

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Unson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Unson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Unson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Unson

Son

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Isabella

Unson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alexander

Unson

Son

-

9

1872

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Unson

Son

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Unson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Unson

Son

-

3

1878

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Unson

Son

-

0

1881

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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