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Household of Laurence Walterson (born 1834, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandness, 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.

Laurence Walterson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurence Walterson, born in 1834 in Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Laurence was the head of the household, married to Mary Walterson, born in 1839 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Laurence's Father, David (born 1803 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Laurence's Sister, Catherine (born 1843 in Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Laurence Walterson's household

Male

Laurence

Walterson

Head
Female

Mary

Walterson

Wife
Male

Robert

Walterson

Son
Male

David

Walterson

Son
Female

Janet

Walterson

Daughter
Male

David

Walterson

Father
Female

Catherine

Walterson

Sister
First name(s) Laurence
Last name Walterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurence

Walterson

Head

Married

47

1834

Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Walterson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Walterson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

David

Walterson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Walterson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

David

Walterson

Father

Widower

78

1803

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Walterson

Sister

Unmarried

38

1843

Dale of Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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