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Household of Alexander Pettigrew (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, Lanarkshire, 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 Pettigrew and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Pettigrew, born in 1843 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Pettigrew, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Janet Thomson, born in 1860 in Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Pettigrew's household

Male

Alexander

Pettigrew

Head
Female

Margaret

Pettigrew

Wife
Male

Alexander

Pettigrew

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pettigrew

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pettigrew

Daughter
Male

William

Pettigrew

Son
Male

Archibald

Pettigrew

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Pettigrew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Pettigrew

Head

Married

38

1843

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pettigrew

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Alexander

Pettigrew

Son

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Pettigrew

Daughter

-

6

1875

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pettigrew

Daughter

-

4

1877

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Pettigrew

Son

-

2

1879

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Pettigrew

Son

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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