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Household of Lawrence Sutherland (born 1849, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Unst, 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.

Lawrence Sutherland and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Sutherland, born in 1849 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Janet Sutherland, born in 1849 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Laurence (born 1871 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James W (born 1875 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Gilbert (born 1878 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Lawrence's Boarder, Laurence Edwardson, born in 1876 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Lawrence Sutherland's household

Male

Lawrence

Sutherland

Head
Female

Janet

Sutherland

Wife
Male

Laurence

Sutherland

Son
Male

Andrew

Sutherland

Son
Male

James W

Sutherland

Son
Male

Donald

Sutherland

Son
Male

Laurence

Edwardson

Boarder
Male

Gilbert

Sutherland

Son
Male

Charles

Sutherland

Son
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Sutherland

Head

Married

32

1849

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Sutherland

Wife

Married

32

1849

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Sutherland

Son

-

10

1871

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Sutherland

Son

-

8

1873

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James W

Sutherland

Son

-

6

1875

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Donald

Sutherland

Son

-

5

1876

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Edwardson

Boarder

-

5

1876

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gilbert

Sutherland

Son

-

3

1878

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charles

Sutherland

Son

-

0

1881

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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