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Household of Magnus Hughson (born 1828, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fetlar, 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 Hughson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Hughson, born in 1828 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hughson, born in 1825 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1857 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Andrew (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Magnus's Sister-In-Law, Charlotte (born 1814 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Magnus's Grandson, John Thomas (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Magnus Hughson's household

Male

Magnus

Hughson

Head
Female

Margaret

Hughson

Wife
Female

Mary

Hutchison

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hughson

Daughter
Male

John

Hughson

Son
Male

Andrew

Hughson

Son
Male

William

Hughson

Son
Female

Barbara

Hughson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Tait

Sister-In-Law
Male

John Thomas

Hutchison

Grandson
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Hughson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Hughson

Head

Married

53

1828

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Hughson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Hutchison

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Hughson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Hughson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Hughson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Hughson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Hughson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charlotte

Tait

Sister-In-Law

-

67

1814

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John Thomas

Hutchison

Grandson

-

0

1881

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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