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Household of Alexander Wates (born 1834, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, 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 Wates and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wates, born in 1834 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wates, born in 1837 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; James Leith (born 1858 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie Durrant (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret Catherine (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John Alexander (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), David Sandison (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Donald Bremner (born 1875 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Robert Sandison (born 1877 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Job George (born 1880 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Wates's household

Male

Alexander

Wates

Head
Female

Jessie

Wates

Wife
Male

James Leith

Wates

Son
Female

Jessie Durrant

Wates

Daughter
Female

Margaret Catherine

Wates

Daughter
Male

John Alexander

Wates

Son
Male

David Sandison

Wates

Son
Male

Donald Bremner

Wates

Son
Male

Robert Sandison

Wates

Son
Male

Job George

Wates

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wates

Head

Married

47

1834

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Wates

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James Leith

Wates

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie Durrant

Wates

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret Catherine

Wates

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John Alexander

Wates

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David Sandison

Wates

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald Bremner

Wates

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert Sandison

Wates

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Job George

Wates

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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