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Household of Peter Canaan (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Currie, 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 Canaan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Canaan, born in 1856 in , consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Canaan, born in 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Nicholas, born 1881 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Brother, James (born 1866 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter's Nephew, Terence (born 1878 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Canaan's household

Male

Peter

Canaan

Head
Female

Catherine

Canaan

Wife
Male

Nicholas

Canaan

Son
Male

James

Canaan

Brother
Female

Margaret

Galligan

Sister-In-Law
Male

Terence

Galligan

Nephew
First name(s) Peter
Last name Canaan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Canaan

Head

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Catherine

Canaan

Wife

Married

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Nicholas

Canaan

Son

-

0

1881

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Canaan

Brother

Unmarried

15

1866

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Galligan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Terence

Galligan

Nephew

-

3

1878

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

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