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Household of Matthew Pettigrew (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 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.

Matthew Pettigrew and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Pettigrew, born in 1831 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Pettigrew, born in 1842 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Visitor, Joseph (born 1862 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Boarder, Robert (born 1854 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Pettigrew's household

Male

Matthew

Pettigrew

Head
Female

Margaret

Pettigrew

Wife
Male

William

Pettigrew

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pettigrew

Daughter
Male

James

Pettigrew

Son
Female

Margaret

Pettigrew

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Russell

Visitor
Male

Robert

Strang

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Pettigrew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Pettigrew

Head

Married

50

1831

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pettigrew

Wife

Married

39

1842

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Pettigrew

Son

-

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Pettigrew

Daughter

-

13

1868

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Pettigrew

Son

-

11

1870

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pettigrew

Daughter

-

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Russell

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Strang

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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