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Household of Peter Abercromby (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Peter Abercromby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Abercromby, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Abercromby, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lilian (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Abercromby's household

Male

Peter

Abercromby

Head
Female

Cecilia

Abercromby

Wife
Female

Margaret

Abercromby

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Abercromby

Son
Male

John

Abercromby

Son
Female

Cecilia

Abercromby

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Abercromby

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Abercromby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Abercromby

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Abercromby

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Margaret

Abercromby

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Abercromby

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Abercromby

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Abercromby

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilian

Abercromby

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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