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Household of Thomas Carleson (born 1829, 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.

Thomas Carleson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Carleson, born in 1829 in Walls, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Carleson, born in 1822 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1857 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Christopher (born 1859 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbara (born 1861 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James (born 1864 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Relative, Catherine (born 1817 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Carleson's household

Male

Thomas

Carleson

Head
Female

Margaret

Carleson

Wife
Male

George

Carleson

Son
Male

Christopher

Carleson

Son
Female

Barbara

Carleson

Daughter
Male

James

Carleson

Son
Female

Catherine

Carleson

Relative
Female

Margaret

Carleson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Carleson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Carleson

Head

Married

52

1829

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Carleson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Carleson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christopher

Carleson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Carleson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Carleson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Carleson

Relative

Unmarried

64

1817

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Carleson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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