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Household of John Henderson (born 1801, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, 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 Henderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Henderson, born in 1801 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Anne B (born 1832 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Janet E (born 1840 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1843 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1847 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John's Servant, Christina (born 1852 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Henderson's household

Male

John

Henderson

Head
Female

Anne B

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Janet E

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Cumming

Servant
Female

Christina

Mackay

Servant
Female

Jessie

Munro

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Henderson

Head

Widower

80

1801

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Anne B

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

49

1832

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet E

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary Ann

Cumming

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

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