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Household of Robert Hunter (born 1840, 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.

Robert Hunter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hunter, born in 1840 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Barbara Hunter, born in 1846 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Michael G (born 1870 in Lerwick, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1872 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Eliza G (born 1878 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and James A (born 1880 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Robert Hunter's household

Male

Robert

Hunter

Head
Female

Barbara

Hunter

Wife
Male

Michael G

Hunter

Son
Female

Jessie C

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Eliza G

Hunter

Daughter
Male

James A

Hunter

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Hunter

Head

Married

41

1840

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Barbara

Hunter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Michael G

Hunter

Son

-

11

1870

Lerwick, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jessie C

Hunter

Daughter

-

9

1872

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Eliza G

Hunter

Daughter

-

3

1878

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

James A

Hunter

Son

-

1

1880

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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