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Household of William Dunnet (born 1808, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dunnet, born in 1808 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to May Dunnet, born in 1824 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Christina (born 1805 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and William's Servant, Ann (born 1843 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Dunnet's household

Male

William

Dunnet

Head
Female

May

Dunnet

Wife
Female

Christina

Dunnet

Sister
Female

Ann

Garson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dunnet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dunnet

Head

Married

73

1808

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

May

Dunnet

Wife

Married

57

1824

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Dunnet

Sister

Unmarried

76

1805

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Garson

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

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