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Household of Robert Morrison (born 1807, 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 Morrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Morrison, born in 1807 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Morrison, born in 1809 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1845 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Rhubinah (born 1849 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Daughter-In-Law, Sarah (born 1853 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Robert's Niece, Janet (born 1857 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1877 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Robert's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Robert Morrison's household

Male

Robert

Morrison

Head
Female

Janet

Morrison

Wife
Male

John

Morrison

Son
Female

Sarah

Morrison

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Rhubinah

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Janet

Hunter

Niece
Female

Ann

Morrison

Granddaughter
Male

John

Morrison

Grandson
First name(s) Robert
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Morrison

Head

Married

74

1807

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Janet

Morrison

Wife

Married

72

1809

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

John

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Sarah

Morrison

Daughter-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Rhubinah

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Janet

Hunter

Niece

Unmarried

24

1857

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Ann

Morrison

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

John

Morrison

Grandson

-

1

1880

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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