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Household of James Peters (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Peters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Peters, born in 1840 in Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary M Peters, born in 1850 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Peters's household

Male

James

Peters

Head
Female

Mary M

Peters

Wife
Female

Christina

Peters

Daughter
Male

James

Peters

Son
Female

Annie

Peters

Daughter
Male

John

Peters

Son
Male

Hugh

Peters

Son
Male

William

Peters

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Peters

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary M

Peters

Wife

Married

31

1850

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

Peters

Daughter

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Peters

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Peters

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Peters

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Peters

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Peters

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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