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Household of Peter Cossar (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Cossar and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Cossar, born in 1835 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cossar, born in 1846 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1877 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret J (born 1879 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John H (born 1881 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Peter Cossar's household

Male

Peter

Cossar

Head
Female

Agnes

Cossar

Wife
Male

Peter

Cossar

Son
Female

Margaret J

Cossar

Daughter
Male

John H

Cossar

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Cossar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Cossar

Head

Married

46

1835

Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cossar

Wife

Married

35

1846

Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Peter

Cossar

Son

-

4

1877

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret J

Cossar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John H

Cossar

Son

-

0

1881

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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