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Household of Alexander Petrie (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, 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 Petrie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Petrie, born in 1838 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Forsyth Petrie, born in 1842 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1876 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Robertson (born 1879 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1871 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Petrie's household

Male

Alexander

Petrie

Head
Female

Mary Forsyth

Petrie

Wife
Male

William

Petrie

Son
Female

Annie

Petrie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Petrie

Son
Female

Elsie

Petrie

Daughter
Male

John Robertson

Petrie

Son
Female

Mary

Petrie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Petrie

Head

Married

43

1838

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Forsyth

Petrie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Petrie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Petrie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Petrie

Son

-

9

1872

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Petrie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Robertson

Petrie

Son

-

2

1879

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Petrie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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