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Household of Alexander Peterson (born 1830)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Peterson, born in 1830 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Peterson, born in 1844 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1857 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1864 in Perthshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Duncan (born 1881 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Peterson's household

Male

Alexander

Peterson

Head
Female

Helen

Peterson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Son
Female

Jane

Paterson

Daughter
Male

William

Paterson

Son
Female

Agnes

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Paterson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Peterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Peterson

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Helen

Peterson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Paterson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Paterson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Duncan

Paterson

Son

-

0

1881

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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