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Household of Alexander Dunbar (born 1849, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, 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 Dunbar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dunbar, born in 1849 in Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Charlotte S Dunbar, born in 1852 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), Charles (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), George S (born 1878 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and Johan S (born 1881 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Margaret G Sutherland, born in 1808 in Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander Dunbar's household

Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Head
Female

Charlotte S

Dunbar

Wife
Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Son
Male

Charles

Dunbar

Son
Female

Margaret

Dunbar

Daughter
Male

George S

Dunbar

Son
Female

Johan S

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Margaret G

Sutherland

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dunbar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dunbar

Head

Married

32

1849

Caithness, Scotland

Charlotte S

Dunbar

Wife

Married

29

1852

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Dunbar

Son

-

10

1871

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Charles

Dunbar

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Dunbar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

George S

Dunbar

Son

-

3

1878

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Johan S

Dunbar

Daughter

-

0

1881

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret G

Sutherland

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Caithness, Scotland

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