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Household of John Erskine Sutherland (born 1840, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 Erskine Sutherland and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Erskine Sutherland, born in 1840 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John Erskine was the head of the household, married to Magdalene Sutherland, born in 1846 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella Smith Thomson (born 1876 in Canada), Magdalene Thomson (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Erskine's Sister-In-Law, Joan Irvine (born 1847 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John Erskine's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth Scott (born 1849 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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John Erskine Sutherland's household
John Erskine
Sutherland
Head
Magdalene
Sutherland
Wife
Isabella Smith Thomson
Sutherland
Daughter
Magdalene Thomson
Sutherland
Daughter
Donald
Sutherland
Son
Joan Irvine
Thomson
Sister-In-Law
Elizabeth Scott
Thomson
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | John Erskine |
| Last name | Sutherland |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Erskine | Sutherland | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Magdalene | Sutherland | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella Smith Thomson | Sutherland | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Canada | |
Magdalene Thomson | Sutherland | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Donald | Sutherland | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joan Irvine | Thomson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth Scott | Thomson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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