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Household of Alexander W Gunn (born 1845, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Davids, 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 W Gunn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander W Gunn, born in 1845 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Alexander W was the head of the household, married to Jessie H Gunn, born in 1849 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William A (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), John C Kay (born 1874 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine S S (born 1878 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomasine F S (born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander W's Boarder, James Hill, born in 1854 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander W Gunn's household

Male

Alexander W

Gunn

Head
Female

Jessie H

Gunn

Wife
Male

William A

Gunn

Son
Male

John C Kay

Gunn

Son
Female

Margaret

Gunn

Daughter
Female

Catherine S S

Gunn

Daughter
Female

Thomasine F S

Gunn

Daughter
Male

James

Hill

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander W
Last name Gunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander W

Gunn

Head

Married

36

1845

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie H

Gunn

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ayrshire, Scotland

William A

Gunn

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

John C Kay

Gunn

Son

-

7

1874

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Gunn

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine S S

Gunn

Daughter

-

3

1878

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomasine F S

Gunn

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Hill

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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