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Household of Alexander Soutar (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Soutar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Soutar, born in 1845 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy Soutar, born in 1842 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1875 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William John (born 1877 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Betsy (born 1866 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Soutar's household

Male

Alexander

Soutar

Head
Female

Betsy

Soutar

Wife
Female

Catherine

Soutar

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Soutar

Son
Male

William John

Soutar

Son
Female

Agnes

Soutar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Servant
Female

Betsy

Suttie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Soutar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Soutar

Head

Married

36

1845

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Soutar

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Soutar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Soutar

Son

-

5

1876

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William John

Soutar

Son

-

4

1877

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Soutar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Suttie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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