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Household of Alexander Sunter (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Sunter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sunter, born in 1840 in Kilconquhar, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sunter, born in 1842 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annabella B (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Cecilia C (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David A (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John C (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew B (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Sunter's household

Male

Alexander

Sunter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sunter

Wife
Female

Annabella B

Sunter

Daughter
Female

Cecilia C

Sunter

Daughter
Male

David A

Sunter

Son
Male

John C

Sunter

Son
Male

Andrew B

Sunter

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sunter

Head

Married

41

1840

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sunter

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fife, Scotland

Annabella B

Sunter

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia C

Sunter

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David A

Sunter

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John C

Sunter

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew B

Sunter

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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