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Household of Peter Giles (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Giles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Giles, born in 1836 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Giles, born in 1841 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas J (born 1869 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William M (born 1872 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, John (born 1836 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Peter Giles's household

Male

Peter

Giles

Head
Female

Margaret

Giles

Wife
Male

Thomas J

Giles

Son
Male

William M

Giles

Son
Male

George

Giles

Son
Female

Margaret

McCombie

Servant
Male

John

Milne

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Giles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Giles

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Giles

Wife

Married

40

1841

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas J

Giles

Son

-

12

1869

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William M

Giles

Son

-

9

1872

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Giles

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCombie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Milne

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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