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Household of David Petrie (born 1829, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Orkney, 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.

David Petrie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Petrie, born in 1829 in St Andrews, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Petrie, born in 1831 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1863 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1865 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1871 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Sister, Margaret Petrie, born in 1827 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland.


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David Petrie's household

Male

David

Petrie

Head
Female

Sarah A

Petrie

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Petrie

Daughter
Male

David

Petrie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Petrie

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Petrie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Petrie

Sister
First name(s) David
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Petrie

Head

Married

52

1829

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Sarah A

Petrie

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Sarah A

Petrie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

David

Petrie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Petrie

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Petrie

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Petrie

Sister

Unmarried

54

1827

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

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