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Household of James Petrie (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Petrie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Petrie, born in 1831 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Petrie, born in 1830 in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William M (born 1867 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1870 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1831 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Thomas C (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John D (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Petrie's household

Male

James

Petrie

Head
Female

Jane

Petrie

Wife
Male

William M

Petrie

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Petrie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Boarder
Male

Thomas C

Anderson

Boarder
Male

John D

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Petrie

Head

Married

50

1831

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Petrie

Wife

Married

51

1830

Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William M

Petrie

Son

-

14

1867

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Petrie

Daughter

-

11

1870

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas C

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John D

Anderson

Boarder

-

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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