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Household of Alexander Dunn (born 1823, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 Dunn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dunn, born in 1823 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dunn, born in 1826 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1861 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, David Barr, born in 1857 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Dunn's household

Male

Alexander

Dunn

Head
Female

Margaret

Dunn

Wife
Male

David

Dunn

Son
Male

Archibald

Dunn

Son
Female

Barbara

Dunn

Daughter
Male

David

Barr

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dunn

Head

Married

58

1823

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dunn

Wife

Married

55

1826

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Dunn

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Dunn

Daughter

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Barr

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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