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Household of William Cluness (born 1829, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Unst, 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 Cluness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cluness, born in 1829 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joan Cluness, born in 1840 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Ann (born 1879 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Elizabeth Cluness, born in 1833 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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William Cluness's household

Male

William

Cluness

Head
Female

Joan

Cluness

Wife
Male

John

Cluness

Son
Male

James

Cluness

Son
Male

Charles

Cluness

Son
Female

Janet

Cluness

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cluness

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cluness

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Cluness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cluness

Head

Married

52

1829

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Cluness

Wife

Married

41

1840

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Cluness

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Cluness

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charles

Cluness

Son

-

11

1870

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Cluness

Daughter

-

8

1873

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Cluness

Daughter

-

2

1879

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cluness

Sister

Unmarried

48

1833

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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