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Household of Finlay Gunn (born 1833, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, 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.

Finlay Gunn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay Gunn, born in 1833 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. Finlay was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gunn, born in 1830 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Donald (born 1858 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Barbara (born 1863 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Alex (born 1865 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Finlay's Mother-In-Law, Christina Ross, born in 1801 in Caithness, Scotland.


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Finlay Gunn's household

Male

Finlay

Gunn

Head
Female

Margaret

Gunn

Wife
Male

Donald

Gunn

Son
Male

John

Gunn

Son
Female

Barbara

Gunn

Daughter
Male

Alex

Gunn

Son
Male

William

Gunn

Son
Female

Margaret

Gunn

Daughter
Female

Christina

Ross

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Finlay
Last name Gunn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Finlay

Gunn

Head

Married

48

1833

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Gunn

Wife

Married

51

1830

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Gunn

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Gunn

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Gunn

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alex

Gunn

Son

-

16

1865

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Gunn

Son

-

13

1868

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Gunn

Daughter

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Ross

Mother-In-Law

-

80

1801

Caithness, Scotland

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