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Household of Alexander Petrie (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Collessie, Fife, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Petrie, born in 1837 in Collessie, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Petrie, born in 1843 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret W (born 1867 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), Alexander S (born 1875 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), John K K (born 1879 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland) and Janet S (born 1873 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Petrie's household

Male

Alexander

Petrie

Head
Female

Margaret

Petrie

Wife
Female

Margaret W

Petrie

Daughter
Male

William

Petrie

Son
Male

Alexander S

Petrie

Son
Male

John K K

Petrie

Son
Female

Janet S

Petrie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Petrie

Head

Married

44

1837

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Petrie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fife, Scotland

Margaret W

Petrie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

William

Petrie

Son

-

11

1870

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Alexander S

Petrie

Son

-

6

1875

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

John K K

Petrie

Son

-

2

1879

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Janet S

Petrie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

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