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Household of Alexander Dunnet (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, 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 Dunnet and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dunnet, born in 1839 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Dunnet, born in 1839 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; Donald (born 1860 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), David (born 1862 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1874 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and Magnus (born 1881 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Dunnet's household

Male

Alexander

Dunnet

Head
Female

Jane

Dunnet

Wife
Male

Donald

Dunnet

Son
Male

David

Dunnet

Son
Female

Janet

Dunnet

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dunnet

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Dunnet

Daughter
Male

William

Dunnet

Son
Male

Magnus

Dunnet

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dunnet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dunnet

Head

Married

42

1839

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Dunnet

Wife

Married

42

1839

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

David

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Dunnet

Daughter

-

14

1867

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Dunnet

Daughter

-

12

1869

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Daughter

-

12

1869

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Charlotte

Dunnet

Daughter

-

7

1874

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

William

Dunnet

Son

-

4

1877

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Magnus

Dunnet

Son

-

0

1881

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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