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Household of Peter Black (born 1837, East Lothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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 Black and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Black, born in 1837 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Liddle, born in 1840 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1863 in -), William (born 1865 in -), Jane (born 1867 in -), Charlotte (born 1869 in -), Catherine (born 1879 in -), Margaret (born 1873 in -) and Annie (born 1875 in Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Sister-In-Law, Ann Liddle, born in 1848 in -.


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Peter Black's household

Male

Peter

Black

Head
Female

Jane

Liddle

Wife
Female

Margaret

Black

Daughter
Male

William

Black

Son
Female

Jane

Black

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Black

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Black

Daughter
Female

Ann

Liddle

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Liddle

Daughter
Female

Annie

Liddle

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Black

Head

Married

44

1837

Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland

Jane

Liddle

Wife

Married

41

1840

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Black

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

-

William

Black

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Jane

Black

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

-

Charlotte

Black

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

-

Catherine

Black

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

-

Ann

Liddle

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

-

Margaret

Liddle

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

-

Annie

Liddle

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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