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Household of Thomas Ganson (born 1819, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Ganson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ganson, born in 1819 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ganson, born in 1820 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1861 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1866 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Donald (born 1863 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Ganson's household

Male

Thomas

Ganson

Head
Female

Isabella

Ganson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Ganson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ganson

Son
Male

William

McKenzie

Boarder
Male

Donald

Fraser

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ganson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ganson

Head

Married

62

1819

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Isabella

Ganson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ganson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ganson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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