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Household of Peter Foubister (born 1833, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Orkney, 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 Foubister and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Foubister, born in 1833 in St Andrews, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Foubister, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Andrina W (born 1877 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie J (born 1879 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Father, Robert Foubister, born in 1800 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland.


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Peter Foubister's household

Male

Peter

Foubister

Head
Female

Agnes

Foubister

Wife
Male

John

Foubister

Son
Female

Maggie

Foubister

Daughter
Female

Mary

Foubister

Daughter
Female

Andrina W

Foubister

Daughter
Female

Jessie J

Foubister

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foubister

Father
First name(s) Peter
Last name Foubister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Foubister

Head

Married

48

1833

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Foubister

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Foubister

Son

-

11

1870

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Maggie

Foubister

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Foubister

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Andrina W

Foubister

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie J

Foubister

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Foubister

Father

Widower

81

1800

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

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