Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Laurence Pottinger (born 1804, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, Shetland, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Laurence Pottinger and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurence Pottinger, born in 1804 in Burras, Shetland Islands, consisted of 4 members. Laurence was the head of the household, married to Barbara Pottinger, born in 1810 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; Christina, born 1831 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Laurence's Granddaughter, Margaret Pottinger, born in 1862 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Laurence Pottinger's household

Male

Laurence

Pottinger

Head
Female

Barbara

Pottinger

Wife
Female

Christina

Pottinger

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pottinger

Granddaughter
First name(s) Laurence
Last name Pottinger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurence

Pottinger

Head

Married

77

1804

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Pottinger

Wife

Married

71

1810

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina

Pottinger

Daughter

Unmarried

50

1831

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Pottinger

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Laurence Pottinger in Burra & Quarff in 1881, and follow the Pottinger family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Laurence Pottinger

We’ve found Laurence Pottinger in 2 family trees. Find out more about Laurence Pottinger's household and view the Pottinger family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census