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Household of William E Morrison (born 1840, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, 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 E Morrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E Morrison, born in 1840 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William E was the head of the household, married to Jane Morrison, born in 1838 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie C (born 1865 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane H (born 1876 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Eliza G (born 1878 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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William E Morrison's household

Male

William E

Morrison

Head
Female

Jane

Morrison

Wife
Female

Jessie C

Morrison

Daughter
Male

William

Morrison

Son
Male

John

Morrison

Son
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Eliza G

Morrison

Daughter
First name(s) William E
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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 E

Morrison

Head

Married

41

1840

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie C

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Morrison

Son

-

15

1866

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Morrison

Son

-

13

1868

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Daughter

-

8

1873

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane H

Morrison

Daughter

-

5

1876

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Eliza G

Morrison

Daughter

-

3

1878

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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