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Household of Alexander Sutherland (born 1844, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 Sutherland and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sutherland, born in 1844 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Sutherland, born in 1850 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Donald G (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), David G (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Isabella G (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Philip (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Sutherland's household

Male

Alexander

Sutherland

Head
Female

Helen

Sutherland

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sutherland

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

Donald G

Sutherland

Son
Male

David G

Sutherland

Son
Female

Isabella G

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sutherland

Son
Male

Philip

Ross

Servant
Male

Robert

McBeath

Servant
Female

Margaret

Cooper

Servant
Female

Margaret

Gunn

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sutherland

Head

Married

37

1844

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Sutherland

Wife

Married

31

1850

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Sutherland

Daughter

-

11

1870

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sutherland

Daughter

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Donald G

Sutherland

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

David G

Sutherland

Son

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella G

Sutherland

Daughter

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Sutherland

Son

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Philip

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

McBeath

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Cooper

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Gunn

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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