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Household of Alexander Sutherland (born 1842, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sutherland, born in 1842 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sutherland, born in 1844 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet B (born 1869 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Robert A (born 1870 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Andrew W (born 1875 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Alexander Sutherland's household

Male

Alexander

Sutherland

Head
Female

Margaret

Sutherland

Wife
Female

Janet B

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Sutherland

Son
Male

Andrew W

Sutherland

Son
Male

John

Sutherland

Son
Male

Thomas

Sutherland

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sutherland

Head

Married

39

1842

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Sutherland

Wife

Married

37

1844

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Janet B

Sutherland

Daughter

-

12

1869

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Robert A

Sutherland

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Andrew W

Sutherland

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

John

Sutherland

Son

-

5

1876

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Thomas

Sutherland

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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