Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Dunnet (born 1826, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Dunnet and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dunnet, born in 1826 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dunnet, born in 1835 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1861 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Walter (born 1865 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1867 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Janet (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Walter (born 1871 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Dunnet's household

Male

John

Dunnet

Head
Female

Ann

Dunnet

Wife
Male

James

Dunnet

Son
Male

Walter

Dunnet

Son
Male

Andrew

Dunnet

Son
Female

Janet

Manson

Servant
Male

Walter

Ross

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dunnet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dunnet

Head

Married

55

1826

Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Dunnet

Wife

Married

46

1835

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

James

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Walter

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Andrew

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Manson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Walter

Ross

Lodger

Unmarried

10

1871

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Dunnet in Thurso in 1881, and follow the Dunnet family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Dunnet

We’ve found John Dunnet in 140 family trees. Find out more about John Dunnet's household and view the Dunnet family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census