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Household of Alexander Dunbar (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dunbar, born in 1844 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dunbar, born in 1845 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Father-In-Law, Robert (born 1814 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1858 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Dunbar's household

Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Head
Female

Margaret

Dunbar

Wife
Male

Robert

Dunbar

Son
Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dunbar

Daughter
Male

Robert

Skea

Father-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Skea

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Lowden

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dunbar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dunbar

Head

Married

37

1844

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Dunbar

Wife

Married

36

1845

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Dunbar

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Dunbar

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dunbar

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Dunbar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Dunbar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Skea

Father-In-Law

Married

67

1814

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Skea

Sister-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Lowden

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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