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Household of William Arthur (born 1851, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nesting, 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.

William Arthur and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Arthur, born in 1851 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marjory Arthur, born in 1845 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Hugh (born 1832 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1842 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's -, James John (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's Sister-In-Law, Christina J (born 1848 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Mary A (born 1853 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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William Arthur's household

Male

William

Arthur

Head
Female

Marjory

Arthur

Wife
Male

William

Arthur

Son
Male

Hugh

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Sister-In-Law
Male

James John

Robertson

-
Female

Christina J

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary A

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Arthur

Head

Married

30

1851

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Marjory

Arthur

Wife

Married

36

1845

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Arthur

Son

-

2

1879

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Hugh

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

49

1832

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

39

1842

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James John

Robertson

-

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina J

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary A

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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