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Household of Magnus Flaws (born 1848, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, 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 Flaws and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Flaws, born in 1848 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Barbara Flaws, born in 1849 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John Robert (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Magnus's Brother, Thomas (born 1843 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Magnus's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1840 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Magnus Flaws's household

Male

Magnus

Flaws

Head
Female

Barbara

Flaws

Wife
Female

Margaret

Flaws

Daughter
Female

Jane

Flaws

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Flaws

Son
Female

Jessie

Flaws

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Flaws

Brother
Female

Janet

Flaws

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Flaws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Flaws

Head

Married

33

1848

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Flaws

Wife

Married

32

1849

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Flaws

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Flaws

Daughter

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John Robert

Flaws

Son

-

3

1878

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Flaws

Daughter

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Flaws

Brother

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Flaws

Sister-In-Law

Married

41

1840

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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