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Household of James Alex Petrie (born 1857, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

James Alex Petrie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alex Petrie, born in 1857 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. James Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Petrie, born in 1857 in Byker, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; James Thomas (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and John (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Alex's Brother, Charles Petrie, born in 1842 in Scotland.


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James Alex Petrie's household

Male

James Alex

Petrie

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Petrie

Wife
Male

James Thomas

Petrie

Son
Male

John

Petrie

Son
Male

Charles

Petrie

Brother
First name(s) James Alex
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Alex

Petrie

Head

Married

24

1857

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Petrie

Wife

Married

24

1857

Byker, Northumberland, England

James Thomas

Petrie

Son

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Petrie

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Charles

Petrie

Brother

Single

39

1842

Scotland

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