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Household of William Grant (born 1850, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durness, Sutherland, 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 Grant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grant, born in 1850 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Grant, born in 1856 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Donald (born 1877 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland), Janet A (born 1879 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland) and Wemyss (born 1881 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Johan McPherson, born in 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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William Grant's household

Male

William

Grant

Head
Female

Mary

Grant

Wife
Male

Donald

Grant

Son
Female

Janet A

Grant

Daughter
Female

Wemyss

Grant

Daughter
Female

Johan

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Grant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grant

Head

Married

31

1850

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Grant

Wife

Married

25

1856

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Grant

Son

-

4

1877

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

Janet A

Grant

Daughter

-

2

1879

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

Wemyss

Grant

Daughter

-

0

1881

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

Johan

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

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