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Household of William Herculeson (born 1842, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lunnasting, 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 Herculeson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Herculeson, born in 1842 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Herculeson, born in 1849 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Christina C (born 1877 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jean (born 1879 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Laurence Johnson, born in 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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William Herculeson's household

Male

William

Herculeson

Head
Female

Helen

Herculeson

Wife
Male

James

Herculeson

Son
Female

Christina C

Herculeson

Daughter
Female

Jean

Herculeson

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Herculeson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Herculeson

Head

Married

39

1842

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Herculeson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Herculeson

Son

-

7

1874

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina C

Herculeson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jean

Herculeson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Johnson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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