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Household of William Dunnet (born 1829, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dunnet, born in 1829 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jannet Dunnet, born in 1821 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1851 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1854 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Colina Ross, born in 1877 in Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland.


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William Dunnet's household

Male

William

Dunnet

Head
Female

Jannet

Dunnet

Wife
Female

Jane

Ross

Daughter
Male

William

Dunnet

Son
Male

Alexander

Dunnet

Son
Female

Colina

Ross

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dunnet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dunnet

Head

Married

52

1829

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jannet

Dunnet

Wife

Married

60

1821

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Daughter

Widow

30

1851

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

William

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Dunnet

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Colina

Ross

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland

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