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Household of Sophia Burnett (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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.

Sophia Burnett and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Burnett, born in 1823 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1857 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1864 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Boarder, Gilbert (born 1856 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Sophia's Boarder, Gilbert (born 1863 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Sophia Burnett's household

Female

Sophia

Burnett

Head
Male

John

Burnett

Son
Male

William

Burnett

Son
Male

Alexander

Burnett

Son
Male

Gilbert

Watt

Boarder
Male

Gilbert

Grant

Boarder
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Burnett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Burnett

Head

Widow

58

1823

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Burnett

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Burnett

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Burnett

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Watt

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Grant

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

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