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Household of Robert Yell (born 1806, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, 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 Yell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Yell, born in 1806 in Walls, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Yell, born in 1799 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1830 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Granddaughter, Jemima (born 1865 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Williamina (born 1868 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Clamatina (born 1799 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Robert Yell's household

Male

Robert

Yell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Yell

Wife
Female

Mary

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Wishart

Granddaughter
Female

Williamina

Wishart

Granddaughter
Female

Clamatina

Georgeson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Yell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Yell

Head

Married

75

1806

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Yell

Wife

Married

82

1799

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Wishart

Daughter

Widow

51

1830

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jemima

Wishart

Granddaughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Williamina

Wishart

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Clamatina

Georgeson

Boarder

Unmarried

82

1799

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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