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Household of Peter Blair (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Rothesay, Buteshire, 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 Blair and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Blair, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blair Or Blair, born in 1844 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Reed (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Edith (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Sister, Anna (born 1818 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Ann (born 1831 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Peter Blair's household

Male

Peter

Blair

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blair Or Blair

Wife
Female

Mary Reed

Blair

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Blair

Daughter
Female

Ann

Blair

Daughter
Female

Edith

Blair

Daughter
Female

Helen

Blair

Daughter
Male

John

Blair

Son
Female

Anna

Blair Or Eaglesham

Sister
Female

Ann

Taylor

Servant
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Blair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Blair

Head

Married

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Blair Or Blair

Wife

Married

37

1844

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Reed

Blair

Daughter

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Blair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Blair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

Edith

Blair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Blair

Daughter

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Blair

Son

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Anna

Blair Or Eaglesham

Sister

Widow

63

1818

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Taylor

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

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