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Household of William Sutherland (born 1837, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, 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 Sutherland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sutherland, born in 1837 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sutherland, born in 1834 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1863 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Barbra (born 1869 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Andrew (born 1835 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Christina (born 1822 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Sutherland's household

Male

William

Sutherland

Head
Female

Margaret

Sutherland

Wife
Male

Hugh

Sutherland

Son
Male

John

Sutherland

Son
Female

Barbra

Sutherland

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Miller

Visitor
Female

Christina

Miller

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sutherland

Head

Married

44

1837

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Sutherland

Wife

Married

47

1834

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Hugh

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

John

Sutherland

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Barbra

Sutherland

Daughter

-

12

1869

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Sutherland

Daughter

-

8

1873

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Andrew

Miller

Visitor

Married

46

1835

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Miller

Visitor

Married

59

1822

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

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