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Household of Janet Phimister (born 1811, 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.

Janet Phimister and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Phimister, born in 1811 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 3 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Alexander, born 1835 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Grandson, Thomas Downie, born in 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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Janet Phimister's household

Female

Janet

Phimister

Head
Male

Alexander

Phimister

Son
Male

Thomas

Downie

Grandson
First name(s) Janet
Last name Phimister
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Phimister

Head

Widow

70

1811

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Phimister

Son

Unmarried

46

1835

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Thomas

Downie

Grandson

-

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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