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Household of Peter Douglas (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Douglas and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Douglas, born in 1815 in , consisted of 19 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Douglas, born in 1826 in Scotland. They had 8 children; Peter Jnr (born 1848 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England), Grace (born 1852 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Murray (born 1857 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Jessie (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Jeanie (born 1850 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jeanie B M, born 1878 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son In Law, Thomas Josph (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Peter's Servant, Jane Heron (born 1840 in Scotland), Peter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England), Peter's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Childwall, Lancashire, England), Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Peter's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Peter's Cook, Martha (born 1831 in St Ishmael, Pembrokeshire, Wales) and Peter's Servant, Ann Elizth (born 1858 in Crickheath, Shropshire, England).


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Peter Douglas's household

Male

Peter

Douglas

Head
Female

Jeanie

Douglas

Wife
Male

Peter Jnr

Douglas

Son
Female

Grace

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Ann

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Murray

Douglas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Cartwright

Daughter
Male

Thomas Josph

Cartwright

Son In Law
Female

Jeanie B M

Cartwright

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane Heron

Gordon

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lloyd

Servant
Female

Margaret

Crosby

Servant
Female

Mary

Coleman

Servant
Female

Jane

Coleman

Servant
Female

Martha

Lloyd

Cook
Female

Ann Elizth

Swanwick

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Scotland

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Douglas

Head

Married

66

1815

Scotland

Jeanie

Douglas

Wife

Married

55

1826

Scotland

Peter Jnr

Douglas

Son

Single

33

1848

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Grace

Douglas

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ann

Douglas

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Murray

Douglas

Son

Single

24

1857

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Douglas

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Douglas

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jeanie

Cartwright

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas Josph

Cartwright

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jeanie B M

Cartwright

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Jane Heron

Gordon

Servant

Single

41

1840

Scotland

Elizabeth

Lloyd

Servant

Single

21

1860

Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

Margaret

Crosby

Servant

Single

27

1854

Childwall, Lancashire, England

Mary

Coleman

Servant

Single

23

1858

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Coleman

Servant

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lloyd

Cook

Single

50

1831

St Ishmael, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Ann Elizth

Swanwick

Servant

Single

23

1858

Crickheath, Shropshire, England

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