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Household of James Peterkin (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Peterkin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Peterkin, born in 1835 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Peterkin, born in 1838 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1868 in West Indies), Elizabeth (born 1869 in West Indies), Daniel (born 1871 in India), Isabella (born 1874 in -) and Jessie (born 1878 in India).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Leiper, born in 1862 in India.


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James Peterkin's household

Male

James

Peterkin

Head
Female

Isabella

Peterkin

Wife
Male

John

Peterkin

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Peterkin

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Peterkin

Son
Female

Isabella

Peterkin

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Peterkin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Leiper

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Peterkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Peterkin

Head

Married

46

1835

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Peterkin

Wife

Married

43

1838

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Peterkin

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

West Indies

Elizabeth

Peterkin

Daughter

-

12

1869

West Indies

Daniel

Peterkin

Son

-

10

1871

India

Isabella

Peterkin

Daughter

-

7

1874

-

Jessie

Peterkin

Daughter

-

3

1878

India

Mary

Leiper

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

India

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