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Household of Benjamin Dunbar (born 1832, 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.

Benjamin Dunbar and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dunbar, born in 1832 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dunbar, born in 1849 in England. They had 6 children; Maggie A (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Benjamin D (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William C (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1875 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Agnes C (born 1877 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Westra, Orkney, Scotland).


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Benjamin Dunbar's household

Male

Benjamin

Dunbar

Head
Female

Eliza

Dunbar

Wife
Female

Maggie A

Dunbar

Daughter
Male

Benjamin D

Dunbar

Son
Male

William C

Dunbar

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Agnes C

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Christina

Dunbar

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bremner

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dunbar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dunbar

Head

Married

49

1832

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Eliza

Dunbar

Wife

Married

32

1849

England

Maggie A

Dunbar

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Benjamin D

Dunbar

Son

-

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William C

Dunbar

Son

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Dunbar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Agnes C

Dunbar

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Dunbar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Bremner

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Westra, Orkney, Scotland

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