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Household of John Sutherland (born 1841, Caithness)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sutherland, born in 1841 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Sutherland, born in 1837 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane Stephen (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John George (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William Tough (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Jane Stephen Sutherland, born in 1796 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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John Sutherland's household

Male

John

Sutherland

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Sutherland

Wife
Female

Jane Stephen

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

John George

Sutherland

Son
Male

Robert James

Sutherland

Son
Male

William Tough

Sutherland

Son
Female

Jane Stephen

Sutherland

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sutherland

Head

Married

40

1841

Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Sutherland

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane Stephen

Sutherland

Daughter

-

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John George

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert James

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William Tough

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Stephen

Sutherland

Mother-In-Law

Widow

85

1796

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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