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Household of Walter Abernethy (born 1838, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

Walter Abernethy and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Abernethy, born in 1838 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Janet M Abernethy, born in 1839 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Annie S (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James H (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John W (born 1875 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Walter S (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Walter Abernethy's household

Male

Walter

Abernethy

Head
Female

Janet M

Abernethy

Wife
Female

Annie S

Abernethy

Daughter
Male

James H

Abernethy

Son
Female

Georgina

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Christina

Abernethy

Daughter
Male

John W

Abernethy

Son
Female

Catherine

Abernethy

Daughter
Male

Walter S

Abernethy

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Abernethy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Abernethy

Head

Married

43

1838

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet M

Abernethy

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie S

Abernethy

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James H

Abernethy

Son

-

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Abernethy

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Abernethy

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Abernethy

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John W

Abernethy

Son

-

6

1875

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Abernethy

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Walter S

Abernethy

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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