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Household of William Sutherland (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, 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 Sutherland and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sutherland, born in 1843 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Sutherland, born in 1854 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Anne (born 1878 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), William's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in England) and William's Nephew, William (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Sutherland's household

Male

William

Sutherland

Head
Female

Anne

Sutherland

Wife
Female

Anne

Sutherland

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sutherland

Son
Female

Margaret

Sutherland

Servant
Male

Alexander

Stewart

Servant
Male

William

McKay

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Sutherland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sutherland

Head

Married

38

1843

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Anne

Sutherland

Wife

Married

27

1854

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Anne

Sutherland

Daughter

-

3

1878

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Sutherland

Son

-

1

1880

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

England

William

McKay

Nephew

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

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