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Household of Patrick Melrose (born 1836, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, 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.

Patrick Melrose and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Patrick Melrose, born in 1836 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 15 members. Patrick was the head of the household, married to Christina Melrose, born in 1843 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1874 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Patrick's Servant, Janet (born 1852 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Patrick's Servant, Christina (born 1834 in -), Patrick's Servant, John (born 1832 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Patrick's Servant, Peter (born 1865 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Patrick's Servant, James (born 1855 in Ireland), Patrick's Servant, William (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), Patrick's Servant, David (born 1847 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland) and Patrick's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Patrick Melrose's household

Male

Patrick

Melrose

Head
Female

Christina

Melrose

Wife
Female

Christina

Melrose

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Melrose

Daughter
Male

John

Melrose

Son
Female

Jane

Melrose

Daughter
Female

Janet

McKendrick

Servant
Female

Isabella

Weatherston

Servant
Female

Christina

Nicholson

Servant
Male

John

Kilpatrick

Servant
Male

Peter

Smith

Servant
Male

James

Kerr

Servant
Male

William

Adamson

Servant
Male

David

Brown

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Cowe

Servant
First name(s) Patrick
Last name Melrose
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Patrick

Melrose

Head

Married

45

1836

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Christina

Melrose

Wife

Married

38

1843

Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Melrose

Daughter

-

7

1874

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Melrose

Daughter

-

5

1876

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Melrose

Son

-

4

1877

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Melrose

Daughter

-

2

1879

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Janet

McKendrick

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Weatherston

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Nicholson

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

-

John

Kilpatrick

Servant

Unmarried

49

1832

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Peter

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

William

Adamson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

David

Brown

Servant

Married

34

1847

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowe

Servant

Married

33

1848

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

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