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Household of Alexander Peter (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Peter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Peter, born in 1849 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Peter, born in 1850 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane McKenzie, born in 1820 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Peter's household

Male

Alexander

Peter

Head
Female

Isabella

Peter

Wife
Female

Margaret

Peter

Daughter
Male

David

Peter

Son
Female

Jane

Peter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Peter

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Peter

Daughter
Female

Jane

McKenzie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Peter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Peter

Head

Married

32

1849

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Peter

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Peter

Daughter

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Peter

Son

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Peter

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Peter

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Peter

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McKenzie

Mother-In-Law

Married

61

1820

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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