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Household of Peter Hunter (born 1823, Orkney & Zetland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, 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 Hunter and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Hunter, born in 1823 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Janet Hunter, born in 1831 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1865 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1796 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Peter's Sister, Catherine (born 1839 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Peter's Nephew, Thomas (born 1868 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
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Peter Hunter's household
Peter
Hunter
Head
Janet
Hunter
Wife
Peter
Hunter
Son
Jessie
Hunter
Daughter
Thomas
Hunter
Son
William
Hunter
Son
Margaret
Jameson
Mother-In-Law
Catherine
Hunter
Sister
Thomas
Hunter
Nephew
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Hunter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Hunter | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Janet | Hunter | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Peter | Hunter | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Jessie | Hunter | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Thomas | Hunter | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
William | Hunter | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Margaret | Jameson | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 85 | 1796 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Catherine | Hunter | Sister | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Thomas | Hunter | Nephew | - | 13 | 1868 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
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