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Household of Magnus Thomason (born 1843, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid & South Yell, 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 Thomason and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Thomason, born in 1843 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomason, born in 1842 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Bruce (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomasena (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Magnus Thomason's household

Male

Magnus

Thomason

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomason

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomason

Daughter
Male

John

Thomason

Son
Female

Mary

Thomason

Daughter
Female

Christina

Thomason

Daughter
Female

Bruce

Thomason

Daughter
Female

Thomasena

Thomason

Daughter
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Thomason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
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

Thomason

Head

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Thomason

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Thomason

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Thomason

Son

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Thomason

Daughter

-

9

1872

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina

Thomason

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Bruce

Thomason

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomasena

Thomason

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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