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Household of John Wishart (born 1819, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whalsay & Skerries, 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 Wishart and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wishart, born in 1819 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to May Wishart, born in 1821 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1865 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Wishart's household

Male

John

Wishart

Head
Female

May

Wishart

Wife
Male

William

Wishart

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

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wishart

Head

Married

62

1819

Shetland Islands, Scotland

May

Wishart

Wife

Married

60

1821

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Wishart

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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