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Household of Peter Drysdale (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 Drysdale and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Drysdale, born in 1848 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ann Drysdale, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Lodger, John (born 1849 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Peter's Lodger, James (born 1866 in Kirkintilloch, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Peter Drysdale's household

Male

Peter

Drysdale

Head
Female

Ann

Drysdale

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Drysdale

Daughter
Female

Jane

Drysdale

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Drysdale

Daughter
Male

Peter

Drysdale

Son
Male

Andrew

Drysdale

Son
Male

John

Bryce

Lodger
Male

James

Bryce

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Drysdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Drysdale

Head

Married

33

1848

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Drysdale

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary Ann

Drysdale

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Drysdale

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Drysdale

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Drysdale

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Drysdale

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bryce

Lodger

Widower

32

1849

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Bryce

Lodger

Unmarried

15

1866

Kirkintilloch, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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