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Household of James Petcairn (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kennoway, 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.

James Petcairn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Petcairn, born in 1839 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lilleas Petcairn, born in 1837 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1864 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland).


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James Petcairn's household

Male

James

Petcairn

Head
Female

Lilleas

Petcairn

Wife
Female

Agnes

Petcairn

Daughter
Male

William

Petcairn

Son
Female

Jessie

Petcairn

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Petcairn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Petcairn

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Petcairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Petcairn

Head

Married

42

1839

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Lilleas

Petcairn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Petcairn

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

William

Petcairn

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Petcairn

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Petcairn

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Petcairn

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

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