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Household of Peter Carson (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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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 Carson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Carson, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Alexena ? L (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), James W (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Jean (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Margaret A (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Peter (born 1872 in West Ham, Essex, England) and William (born 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Sister In Law, Margaret Firth, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Peter Carson's household

Male

Peter

Carson

Head
Female

Margaret

Firth

Sister In Law
Female

Alexena ? L

Carson

Daughter
Male

James W

Carson

Son
Male

George

Carson

Son
Female

Jean

Carson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Carson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Carson

Son
Male

William

Carson

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Carson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Carson

Head

Widower

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Firth

Sister In Law

Single

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Alexena ? L

Carson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

James W

Carson

Son

Single

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

George

Carson

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Jean

Carson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Margaret A

Carson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Peter

Carson

Son

Single

9

1872

West Ham, Essex, England

William

Carson

Son

Single

7

1874

West Ham, Essex, England

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