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Household of James Petrie (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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 Petrie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Petrie, born in 1831 in Halbeath, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Petrie, born in 1834 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland), Frank (born 1867 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland), Richard (born 1872 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1876 in Halbeath, Fife, Scotland).


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James Petrie's household

Male

James

Petrie

Head
Female

Janet

Petrie

Wife
Male

John

Petrie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Petrie

Daughter
Male

Frank

Petrie

Son
Male

Richard

Petrie

Son
Male

William

Petrie

Son
Male

George

Petrie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Petrie

Head

Married

50

1831

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Petrie

Wife

Married

47

1834

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

John

Petrie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Petrie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

Frank

Petrie

Son

-

14

1867

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

Richard

Petrie

Son

-

9

1872

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

William

Petrie

Son

-

7

1874

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

George

Petrie

Son

-

5

1876

Halbeath, Fife, Scotland

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