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Household of Peter Alison (born 1832, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, 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.

Peter Alison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Alison, born in 1832 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jessie Alison, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1860 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1871 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Helen Taylor, born in 1867 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Alison's household

Male

Peter

Alison

Head
Female

Jessie

Alison

Wife
Male

Andrew

Alison

Son
Female

Jessie

Alison

Daughter
Male

Peter

Alison

Son
Male

James

Alison

Son
Female

Helen

Alison

Daughter
Female

Helen

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Alison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Alison

Head

Married

49

1832

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Alison

Wife

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Alison

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Alison

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Alison

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

James

Alison

Son

-

14

1867

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Alison

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Taylor

Servant

-

14

1867

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

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