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Household of Alexander Petrie (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, 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 Petrie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Petrie, born in 1830 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Petrie, born in 1835 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1860 in West Newton, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie A (born 1867 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Robert Petrie, born in 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Petrie's household

Male

Alexander

Petrie

Head
Female

Catherine

Petrie

Wife
Female

Isabella

Petrie

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

Petrie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Petrie

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Petrie

Head

Married

51

1830

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Petrie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Petrie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

West Newton, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie A

Petrie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Petrie

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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