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Household of Alex Gunn (born 1807, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halkirk, Caithness, 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.

Alex Gunn and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Gunn, born in 1807 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 12 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gunn, born in 1832 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1854 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1861 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Mother-In-Law, Christina (born 1806 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Janet (born 1845 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Lizzie (born 1859 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Christina G (born 1834 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Janet (born 1865 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Marjory (born 1866 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, John (born 1863 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alex Gunn's household

Male

Alex

Gunn

Head
Female

Catherine

Gunn

Wife
Male

John

Gunn

Son
Male

Donald

Gunn

Son
Male

William

Gunn

Son
Female

Christina

Williamson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Janet

Sutherland

Servant
Female

Lizzie

McDonald

Servant
Female

Christina G

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Janet

Morgan

Servant
Female

Marjory

Sutherland

Servant
Male

John

McKay

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Gunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Gunn

Head

Married

74

1807

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Gunn

Wife

Married

49

1832

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Gunn

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Gunn

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

William

Gunn

Son

-

6

1875

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Williamson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Lizzie

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Christina G

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Morgan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Marjory

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

John

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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