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Household of William Inkster (born 1823, 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 Inkster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Inkster, born in 1823 in Burras, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joan Inkster, born in 1821 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Phileas (born 1852 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet (born 1857 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1849 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter-In-Law, Anderina Inkster, born in 1857 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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William Inkster's household

Male

William

Inkster

Head
Female

Joan

Inkster

Wife
Female

Phileas

Inkster

Daughter
Female

Janet

Inkster

Daughter
Male

William

Inkster

Son
Female

Margaret

Inkster

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Inkster

Son
Female

Anderina

Inkster

Daughter-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Inkster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Inkster

Head

Married

58

1823

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Inkster

Wife

Married

60

1821

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Phileas

Inkster

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Inkster

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Inkster

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Inkster

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Arthur

Inkster

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Anderina

Inkster

Daughter-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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