Peter Manson

1815 - 1861  (45 years)

• Name	Peter Manson
  Birth	30 Mar 1815	Burrafirth,Unst,Shetland,Scotland
  Christening	2 Apr 1815	Unst,Shetland,Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 1861	Burrafirth,Unst,Shetland,Scotland
  Person ID	I118	Hill
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Magnus Manson,   b. 1775, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands d. 9 Apr 1866, Unst,Shetland,Scotland (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Jean Petersen,   b. 1775
  Marriage	29 Nov 1800	Hundegarth,Unst, Shetland, Scotland
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Spence Jamieson,   b. 12 Sep 1814, Unst d. 12 Feb 1872, North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1836	Unst, Shetland, Scotland
  Children	> 1. Margaret Manson,   b. 20 Nov 1836, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands   2. Jane Manson,   b. 28 Jun 1838, Sotland, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetland   3. Janet Manson,   b. 8 Oct 1840, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands > 4. Magnus Manson,   b. 10 Aug1842, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands d. 18 Jun 1871, Govan (Age 28 years) + 5. John James Manson,   b. 13 Jul 1847, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands d. 11 Jun 1909, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 61 years)   6. William Manson,   b. 24 Oct 1849, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands   7. Andrew Manson,   b. 25 Apr 1852, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands   8. Elizabeth Henderson Manson,   b. 23 Jul 1857, Burrafirth, Unst, Shetlands
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2025

  
  

• Photos		Sotland Burrafirth (where Sotland is located) was lovely and worth a visit, right next to the Hermaness national nature reserve. I?ve attached photos of Sotland, which looks onto the firth.
  		Burrafirth (with Sotland in distance) Burrafirth (where Sotland is located) was lovely and worth a visit, right next to the Hermaness national nature reserve. I?ve attached photos of Sotland, which looks onto the firth.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1841 census Peter Manson, Unst, Shetland
  		1851 census Peter Manson, Unst, Shetland
  		Family Group Sheet - Peter Manson 1815 Obtained from Shetland Family History Society by Phil Good, May 2025
  		Family Group Sheet : Magnus Manson Obtained from Shetland Family History Society by Phil Good, May 2025