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Household of Alexander Gunn (born 1808, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 Gunn and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gunn, born in 1808 in Orkney, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gunn, born in 1813 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1861 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.


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Alexander Gunn's household

Male

Alexander

Gunn

Head
Female

Jessie

Gunn

Wife
Male

James

Gunn

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gunn

Head

Married

73

1808

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Gunn

Wife

Married

68

1813

Caithness, Scotland

James

Gunn

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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