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Household of Adam Gunn (born 1838, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, Orkney, 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.

Adam Gunn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Gunn, born in 1838 in Farr, Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jane Gunn, born in 1837 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1864 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Georgina (born 1870 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Adam (born 1872 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1875 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's -, Margaret Harvey, born in 1795 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland.


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Adam Gunn's household

Male

Adam

Gunn

Head
Female

Jane

Gunn

Wife
Female

Barbara

Gunn

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gunn

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Gunn

Daughter
Male

Adam

Gunn

Son
Female

Betsy

Gunn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Harvey

-
First name(s) Adam
Last name Gunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Gunn

Head

Married

43

1838

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Jane

Gunn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Gunn

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Gunn

Daughter

-

13

1868

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Georgina

Gunn

Daughter

-

11

1870

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Adam

Gunn

Son

-

9

1872

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Gunn

Daughter

-

6

1875

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Harvey

-

Widow

86

1795

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

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