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Household of Alexander Petrie (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathmiglo, 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 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Susan Petrie, born in 1856 in Springfield, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Springfield, Fife, Scotland), Samuel (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, James (born 1858 in Springfield, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Petrie's household

Male

Alexander

Petrie

Head
Female

Susan

Petrie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Petrie

Son
Male

Samuel

Petrie

Son
Male

Thomas

Petrie

Son
Male

James

Prat

Lodger
Male

William

Allan

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Petrie

Head

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

Petrie

Wife

Married

25

1856

Springfield, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Petrie

Son

-

6

1875

Springfield, Fife, Scotland

Samuel

Petrie

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Petrie

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Prat

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Springfield, Fife, Scotland

William

Allan

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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