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Household of Peter Coutts (born 1840, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandness, Shetland, 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 Coutts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Coutts, born in 1840 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Barbara Coutts, born in 1838 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1868 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Georgina (born 1868 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Fraser (born 1872 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbara (born 1872 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Step Daughter, Wilhelmina Sinclair, born in 1864 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Peter Coutts's household

Male

Peter

Coutts

Head
Female

Barbara

Coutts

Wife
Male

Peter

Coutts

Son
Female

Georgina

Coutts

Daughter
Male

Fraser

Coutts

Son
Female

Barbara

Coutts

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Coutts

Son
Male

James

Coutts

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Sinclair

Step Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Coutts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Coutts

Head

Married

41

1840

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Coutts

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Coutts

Son

-

13

1868

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Georgina

Coutts

Daughter

-

13

1868

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Fraser

Coutts

Son

-

9

1872

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Coutts

Daughter

-

9

1872

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Coutts

Son

-

7

1874

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Coutts

Son

-

6

1875

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Sinclair

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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