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Household of Alexander Gunn (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gunn, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Gunn, born in 1853 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert A (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann W (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles J (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Robert (born 1852 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gunn's household

Male

Alexander

Gunn

Head
Female

Jane

Gunn

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gunn

Son
Male

Robert A

Gunn

Son
Female

Ann W

Gunn

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Gunn

Son
Female

Janet

Pollock

Servant
Male

Robert

Taylor

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gunn

Head

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Gunn

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gunn

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert A

Gunn

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann W

Gunn

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles J

Gunn

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Pollock

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Taylor

Visitor

Unmarried

29

1852

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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