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Household of William Crear (born 1844, 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.

William Crear and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Crear, born in 1844 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isobella Crear, born in 1844 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina (born 1868 in Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Amis (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Maggie (born 1859 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William's Visitor, Annie (born 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and William's Lodger, Donald (born 1812 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Crear's household

Male

William

Crear

Head
Female

Isobella

Crear

Wife
Female

Christina

Crear

Daughter
Male

William

Crear

Son
Female

Amis

Crear

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Clough

Servant
Female

Annie

Moad

Visitor
Male

Donald

Swanson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Crear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Crear

Head

Married

37

1844

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Isobella

Crear

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Crear

Daughter

-

13

1868

Durham, England

William

Crear

Son

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Amis

Crear

Daughter

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Maggie

Clough

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Annie

Moad

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Swanson

Lodger

Widower

69

1812

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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