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Household of Peter Georgeson (born 1840, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lunnasting, 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.

Peter Georgeson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Georgeson, born in 1840 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Georgeson, born in 1846 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1879 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Mary Jameson, born in 1799 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Peter Georgeson's household

Male

Peter

Georgeson

Head
Female

Margaret

Georgeson

Wife
Female

Mary

Georgeson

Daughter
Male

George

Georgeson

Son
Male

William

Georgeson

Son
Female

Barbara

Georgeson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jameson

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Georgeson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

Peter

Georgeson

Head

Married

41

1840

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Georgeson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Georgeson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Georgeson

Son

-

7

1874

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Georgeson

Son

-

4

1877

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Georgeson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Jameson

Boarder

Widow

82

1799

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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