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Household of Alexander Grant (born 1846, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornoch, Sutherland, 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 Grant and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grant, born in 1846 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Grant, born in 1849 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jean (born 1877 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1880 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, William (born 1851 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Bella (born 1867 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Alexander Grant's household

Male

Alexander

Grant

Head
Female

Margaret

Grant

Wife
Female

Jean

Grant

Daughter
Male

John

Grant

Son
Female

Jemima

Grant

Daughter
Male

William

Grant

Brother
Female

Bella

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Grant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Grant

Head

Married

35

1846

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Grant

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sutherland, Scotland

Jean

Grant

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

John

Grant

Son

-

2

1879

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Jemima

Grant

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

William

Grant

Brother

Unmarried

30

1851

Sutherland, Scotland

Bella

Macdonald

Servant

-

14

1867

Sutherland, Scotland

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