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Household of John Calder (born 1848, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, 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.

John Calder and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Calder, born in 1848 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Calder, born in 1861 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Jane Eliza (born 1878 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Brother-In-Law, David (born 1860 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Calder's household

Male

John

Calder

Head
Female

Isabella

Calder

Wife
Male

James

Calder

Son
Male

John

Calder

Son
Female

Jane Eliza

Calder

Daughter
Male

George

Calder

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Servant
Male

David

Charleson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Calder
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Calder

Head

Married

33

1848

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Calder

Wife

Married

20

1861

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

James

Calder

Son

-

10

1871

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

John

Calder

Son

-

7

1874

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jane Eliza

Calder

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

George

Calder

Son

-

1

1880

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

David

Charleson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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