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Household of James Peebles (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cargill, Perthshire, 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.

James Peebles and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Peebles, born in 1833 in Cargill, Perthshire, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Peebles, born in 1844 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1858 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1861 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ellen (born 1858 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Betsy (born 1842 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1858 in Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, David (born 1861 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Joseph (born 1860 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alex (born 1835 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Peebles's household

Male

James

Peebles

Head
Female

Margaret

Peebles

Wife
Male

James

Peebles

Son
Male

Robert

Peebles

Son
Male

George

Peebles

Son
Male

William

Peebles

Son
Female

Margaret

Peebles

Daughter
Male

John

Peebles

Son
Male

David

Peebles

Son
Female

Ellen

Burns

Servant
Female

Betsy

McLaren

Visitor
Male

John

Houston

Servant
Male

David

Peddie

Servant
Male

Joseph

Gardiner

Servant
Male

Alex

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Peebles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Peebles

Head

Married

48

1833

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Peebles

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Peebles

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Peebles

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Peebles

Son

-

12

1869

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Peebles

Son

-

8

1873

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Peebles

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Peebles

Son

-

2

1879

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Peebles

Son

-

0

1881

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

Burns

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

McLaren

Visitor

-

39

1842

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Houston

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Perthshire, Scotland

David

Peddie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Joseph

Gardiner

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Alex

McDonald

Servant

Married

46

1835

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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