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Household of Peter Emslie (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, 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 Emslie and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Emslie, born in 1837 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 16 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elsie Emslie, born in 1850 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William J L (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Johannah (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Harry (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Arabella (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Alexander (born 1857 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, James (born 1856 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, John (born 1864 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, James (born 1867 in Banffshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Bella (born 1865 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Visitor, Isabella (born 1841 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter's -, Jane (born 1805 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Peter Emslie's household

Male

Peter

Emslie

Head
Female

Elsie

Emslie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Emslie

Son
Male

William J L

Emslie

Son
Female

Johannah

Emslie

Daughter
Male

Harry

Emslie

Son
Female

Arabella

Emslie

Daughter
Male

Peter

Emslie

Son
Male

Alexander

Finnie

Servant
Male

James

Lawrie

Servant
Male

John

Wallace

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Servant
Female

Jessie

Coutts

Servant
Female

Bella

Wishart

Servant
Female

Isabella

Brodie

Visitor
Female

Jane

Bruce

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First name(s) Peter
Last name Emslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Emslie

Head

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Emslie

Wife

Married

31

1850

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Emslie

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J L

Emslie

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Johannah

Emslie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harry

Emslie

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arabella

Emslie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Emslie

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Finnie

Servant

Married

24

1857

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Lawrie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Coutts

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bella

Wishart

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Brodie

Visitor

Married

40

1841

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

-

Widow

76

1805

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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