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Household of Ben Sutherland (born 1831, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Ben Sutherland and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Sutherland, born in 1831 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Elspet Sutherland, born in 1831 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1869 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ben (born 1871 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ben's Boarder, Isa (born 1858 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ben's Boarder, Charles (born 1858 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Ben Sutherland's household

Male

Ben

Sutherland

Head
Female

Elspet

Sutherland

Wife
Female

Mary

Sutherland

Daughter
Female

Christina

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

Ben

Sutherland

Son
Male

Isa

Currie

Boarder
Male

Charles

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Ben
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Sutherland

Head

Married

50

1831

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elspet

Sutherland

Wife

Married

50

1831

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Sutherland

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Christina

Sutherland

Daughter

-

12

1869

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ben

Sutherland

Son

-

10

1871

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isa

Currie

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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