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Household of John Sutherland (born 1816, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 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 Sutherland and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sutherland, born in 1816 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bain, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; David (born 1860 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1862 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George Mcb (born 1866 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William M (born 1869 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1873 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane Sutherland (born 1854 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Alexander (born 1842 in Banffshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Edith Jane (born 1875 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Alexander R (born 1881 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Sutherland's household

Male

John

Sutherland

Head
Female

Jane

Bain

Wife
Male

David

Sutherland

Son
Female

Jessie A

Sutherland

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

George Mcb

Sutherland

Son
Male

William M

Sutherland

Son
Male

Arthur

Sutherland

Son
Male

Alexander

McEachran

Visitor
Female

Jane Sutherland

McEachran

Daughter
Female

Edith Jane

McEachran

Granddaughter
Male

John

McEachran

Grandson
Female

Mary

McEachran

Daughter
Male

Alexander R

McEachran

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sutherland

Head

Married

65

1816

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Bain

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Sutherland

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sutherland

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Mcb

Sutherland

Son

-

15

1866

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William M

Sutherland

Son

-

12

1869

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Sutherland

Son

-

8

1873

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McEachran

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Banffshire, Scotland

Jane Sutherland

McEachran

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edith Jane

McEachran

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McEachran

Grandson

-

5

1876

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McEachran

Daughter

-

1

1880

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander R

McEachran

Grandson

-

0

1881

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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