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Household of Magnus Cooper (born 1835, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, 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.

Magnus Cooper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Cooper, born in 1835 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Cooper, born in 1839 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Magnus's Boarder, Gilbert Cooper, born in 1792 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Magnus Cooper's household

Male

Magnus

Cooper

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Cooper

Wife
Male

John

Cooper

Son
Female

Margaret

Cooper

Daughter
Male

James

Cooper

Son
Male

William

Cooper

Son
Male

Gilbert

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Cooper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Cooper

Head

Married

46

1835

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elisabeth

Cooper

Wife

Married

42

1839

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Cooper

Son

-

13

1868

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Cooper

Daughter

-

9

1872

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Cooper

Son

-

7

1874

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Cooper

Son

-

4

1877

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gilbert

Cooper

Boarder

Widower

89

1792

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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