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Household of Alexander Cormack (born 1848, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, 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.

Alexander Cormack and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cormack, born in 1848 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Caitherine Cormack, born in 1841 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; Hugh, born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Jemima (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Hugh (born 1811 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Helen (born 1854 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1860 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Cormack's household

Male

Alexander

Cormack

Head
Female

Caitherine

Cormack

Wife
Female

Janet

Manson

Step Daughter
Male

William

Manson

Step Son
Female

Jemima

Manson

Step Daughter
Male

Hugh

Manson

Son
Male

Hugh

McKay

Lodger
Female

Helen

Davidson

Servant
Female

Maggie

Donaldson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cormack
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cormack

Head

Married

33

1848

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Caitherine

Cormack

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Manson

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Manson

Step Son

-

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jemima

Manson

Step Daughter

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Hugh

Manson

Son

-

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Hugh

McKay

Lodger

Unmarried

70

1811

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Maggie

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

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