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Household of Thomas Gifford (born 1820, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, 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 Gifford and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gifford, born in 1820 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 20 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Gifford, born in 1830 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Susan Mary (born 1861 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and George Keith (born 1872 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Susan Elisabeth (born 1864 in White Ness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Susan (born 1848 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Isabella Kate (born 1870 in India), Thomas's Boarder, Charles Edwin (born 1871 in India), Thomas's Boarder, Robert Henry (born 1873 in India), Thomas's Boarder, Ellen Emmy (born 1874 in Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, Arthur Craigie (born 1876 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Lewis Frederick (born 1877 in India), Thomas's Boarder, Clara St Clare (born 1878 in India), Thomas's Boarder, Eleanor Maud (born 1880 in India), Thomas's Boarder, Alexandrina C (born 1854 in Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Gilbert Taylor (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1843 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Willa (born 1860 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Catharine (born 1867 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Thomas Gifford's household

Male

Thomas

Gifford

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Gifford

Wife
Female

Susan Mary

Gifford

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gifford

Son
Male

George Keith

Gifford

Son
Female

Susan Elisabeth

Irvine

Niece
Female

Susan

McVittie

Boarder
Female

Isabella Kate

McVittie

Boarder
Male

Charles Edwin

McVittie

Boarder
Male

Robert Henry

McVittie

Boarder
Female

Ellen Emmy

McVittie

Boarder
Male

Arthur Craigie

McVittie

Boarder
Male

Lewis Frederick

McVittie

Boarder
Female

Clara St Clare

McVittie

Boarder
Female

Eleanor Maud

McVittie

Boarder
Female

Alexandrina C

Gardner

Boarder
Male

Gilbert Taylor

Beatton

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Duncan

Servant
Female

Willa

Couper

Servant
Female

Catharine

McKenzie

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gifford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gifford

Head

Married

61

1820

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Gifford

Wife

Married

51

1830

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Susan Mary

Gifford

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Gifford

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George Keith

Gifford

Son

-

9

1872

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Susan Elisabeth

Irvine

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

White Ness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Susan

McVittie

Boarder

Married

33

1848

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Isabella Kate

McVittie

Boarder

-

11

1870

India

Charles Edwin

McVittie

Boarder

-

10

1871

India

Robert Henry

McVittie

Boarder

-

8

1873

India

Ellen Emmy

McVittie

Boarder

-

7

1874

Ireland

Arthur Craigie

McVittie

Boarder

-

5

1876

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Lewis Frederick

McVittie

Boarder

-

4

1877

India

Clara St Clare

McVittie

Boarder

-

3

1878

India

Eleanor Maud

McVittie

Boarder

-

1

1880

India

Alexandrina C

Gardner

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Fife, Scotland

Gilbert Taylor

Beatton

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Willa

Couper

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catharine

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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