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Household of Alexander Dunbar (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 1842 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dunbar, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie H (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary S (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth B (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dunbar's household

Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Head
Female

Ellen

Dunbar

Wife
Male

William

Dunbar

Son
Female

Jessie H

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Dunbar

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

Dunbar

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dunbar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Montrose, 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

39

1842

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Dunbar

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dunbar

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie H

Dunbar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary S

Dunbar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dunbar

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Dunbar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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