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Household of Alexander Sunter (born 1831, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1831 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ballantine Or Sunter, born in 1832 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Sunter's household

Male

Alexander

Sunter

Head
Female

Margaret

Ballantine Or Sunter

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sunter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sunter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sunter

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Sunter

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sunter

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sunter

Head

Married

50

1831

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ballantine Or Sunter

Wife

Married

49

1832

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sunter

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sunter

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sunter

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rachel

Sunter

Daughter

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sunter

Son

-

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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