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Household of Peter Gilruth (born 1838, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alyth, Perthshire, 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 Gilruth and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gilruth, born in 1838 in New Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 13 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gilruth, born in 1837 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Isabella (born 1860 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1872 in New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Frances (born 1877 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, John (born 1863 in England) and Peter's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Peter Gilruth's household

Male

Peter

Gilruth

Head
Female

Isabella

Gilruth

Wife
Female

Isabella

Gilruth

Daughter
Male

William

Gilruth

Son
Female

Jessie

Gilruth

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gilruth

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gilruth

Son
Female

Cecilia

Gilruth

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gilruth

Daughter
Female

Frances

Gilruth

Daughter
Male

George

Gilruth

Son
Male

John

McLaghlen

Boarder
Male

John

Cairney

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gilruth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gilruth

Head

Married

43

1838

New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gilruth

Wife

Married

44

1837

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gilruth

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Gilruth

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gilruth

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gilruth

Daughter

-

14

1867

New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Gilruth

Son

-

11

1870

New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Gilruth

Daughter

-

9

1872

New Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilruth

Daughter

-

6

1875

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Frances

Gilruth

Daughter

-

4

1877

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Gilruth

Son

-

2

1879

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McLaghlen

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

England

John

Cairney

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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