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Household of William Dunnet (born 1838, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, 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 Dunnet and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dunnet, born in 1838 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dunnet, born in 1853 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Francis (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Davidina (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Alexander (born 1858 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and William's -, George (born 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Dunnet's household

Male

William

Dunnet

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dunnet

Daughter
Male

Francis

Dunnet

Son
Male

William

Dunnet

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Daughter
Male

James

Dunnet

Son
Female

Mary

Dunnet

Daughter
Female

Davidina

Dunnet

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mowat

-
Male

George

Malcolm

-
First name(s) William
Last name Dunnet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dunnet

Head

Married

43

1838

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Dunnet

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Francis

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Dunnet

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Davidina

Dunnet

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Mowat

-

Unmarried

23

1858

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

George

Malcolm

-

Unmarried

18

1863

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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