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Household of Peter Harper (born 1847, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alford, 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 Harper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Harper, born in 1847 in Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ann Harper, born in 1848 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1872 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann J S (born 1877 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1881 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son-In-Law, Alex (born 1869 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Daughter-In-Law, Margrie (born 1867 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1816 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Peter Harper's household

Male

Peter

Harper

Head
Female

Ann

Harper

Wife
Male

Peter

Harper

Son
Female

Ann J S

Harper

Daughter
Male

James

Harper

Son
Female

Barbara

Harper

Daughter
Male

Alex

Paul

Son-In-Law
Female

Margrie

Davie

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jane

Anderson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Harper

Head

Married

34

1847

Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Harper

Wife

Married

33

1848

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Harper

Son

-

9

1872

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann J S

Harper

Daughter

-

4

1877

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Harper

Son

-

3

1878

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Harper

Daughter

-

0

1881

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Paul

Son-In-Law

-

12

1869

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margrie

Davie

Daughter-In-Law

-

14

1867

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

65

1816

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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