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Household of Alexander Dunbar (born 1811, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dunbar, born in 1811 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dunbar, born in 1811 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1834 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Bethia (born 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Dunbar's household

Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Head
Female

Isabella

Dunbar

Wife
Male

James

Dunbar

Son
Male

John

Dunbar

Son
Female

Bethia

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dunbar

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dunbar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dunbar

Head

Married

70

1811

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Dunbar

Wife

Married

70

1811

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Dunbar

Son

Unmarried

47

1834

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Dunbar

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bethia

Dunbar

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Dunbar

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dunbar

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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