William Doull in Caithness in the 1881 Census

Details of William Doull of Knockdee, Bower, Caithness, Scotland

First name(s): William
Last name: Doull
Relationship: Son
Marital status: —
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Birth year: 1871
Occupation: Scholar
Birth town: Bower
Birth county: Caithness
Birth place: Scotland
Street: Knockdee
Town: —
Parish: Bower
County: Caithness
Country: Scotland
Registration district: Bower

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) George	Last name Doull	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 44	Birth year 1837	Occupation Farmer (Of 3 Ac Arable) & Ag Lab	Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Doull	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 39	Birth year 1842	Occupation -	Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland
First name(s) Donald	Last name Manson	Relationship Step Son	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Ag Lab	Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Doull	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Ag Lab	Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland
First name(s) Ann	Last name Doull	Relationship Daughter	Marital status -	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland
First name(s) Margaret	Last name Doull	Relationship Daughter	Marital status -	Gender Female	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation -	Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland
First name(s) Hugh	Last name Doull	Relationship Son	Marital status -	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland
First name(s) Jamesina	Last name Doull	Relationship Daughter	Marital status -	Gender Female	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Doull family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Doull and 8 other people

Doull family summary

NAME: William Doull
BORN: 1871
BIRTH COUNTY: Caithness
ADDRESS IN 1881: Bower, Caithness, Scotland