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Household of Peter Birrel (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Birrel and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Birrel, born in 1833 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Mcf Birrel, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Peter (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew B (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Mcf (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie R (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James G (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes B (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Jane C McLeish, born in 1854 in Monzie, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Peter Birrel's household

Male

Peter

Birrel

Head
Female

Mary Mcf

Birrel

Wife
Male

Peter

Birrel Jr

Son
Male

Matthew B

Birrel

Son
Female

Mary Mcf

Birrel

Daughter
Male

William

Birrel

Son
Female

Annie R

Birrel

Daughter
Male

James G

Birrel

Son
Female

Agnes B

Birrel

Daughter
Female

Janet

Birrel

Daughter
Female

Jane C

McLeish

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Birrel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Birrel

Head

Married

48

1833

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Mcf

Birrel

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Birrel Jr

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew B

Birrel

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Mcf

Birrel

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Birrel

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie R

Birrel

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James G

Birrel

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes B

Birrel

Daughter

-

2

1879

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Birrel

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane C

McLeish

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Monzie, Perthshire, Scotland

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