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Title: census lookup-1861/71/81 thomas & barbara sutherland caithness
Post by: moiramount on Wednesday 12 January 05 14:16 GMT (UK)

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK ON 1861/71/81 CENSUS FOR A THOMAS & BARBARA SUTHERLAND, THEY WERE MARRIED IN HALKIRK CAITHNESS 1855. THEY HAD A SON ROBERT BORN 1861 IN THURSO, MAYBE A JOHN AS WELL. THEY MUST HAVE HAD MORE CHILDREN BUT NONE SHOWING UP ON SCOTLANDS PEOPLE. HE WAS A CROFTER.

                           THANKS MOIRA

Title: Re: census lookup-1861/71/81 thomas & barbara sutherland caithness
Post by: moscan on Wednesday 12 January 05 16:03 GMT (UK)

I found them on the 1881 Census..... living in  Ploughmans House,Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Following are details:-

Thomas Sutherland  - aged 51 -   Married -  Head -  born Thurso Caithness Scotland. Ploughman

Barbara Gunn -  aged 51 -  Married - Wife - born Walls Orkney Scotland Ploughmans wife

John Sutherland aged 12 born Thurso Caithness Scotland, Scholar

Isabelle Gunn aged 60 unmarried Sister in Law born Thurso Caithness Scotland Retired Housekeeper

Sorry don't have access to 1861/71 census

Not sure if you have these records

9 Jan 1829 GUNN BARBARA
Father DONALD GUNN
Mother ISABEL GUNN
THURSO
Extract number 041/00 0005

Obviously a brother of Barbara

5 Apr 1822 GUNN DONALD   
Father DONALD GUNN
Mohter ISABEL GUNN   
THURSO
Extract Number 041/00 0005

And Barbaras Parents marriage

21 Feb 1817
GUNN   DONALD   
ISABELLA GUNN   
THURSO   
041/00 0004


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