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Household of Peter Hay (born 1842, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 Hay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Hay, born in 1842 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane H Hay, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret P (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland), Jemima B (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland), Robert A (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland) and James N (born 1880 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Margaret C Livingston, born in 1863 in Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Hay's household

Male

Peter

Hay

Head
Female

Jane H

Hay

Wife
Male

Peter

Hay

Son
Female

Margaret P

Hay

Daughter
Male

William

Hay

Son
Female

Jemima B

Hay

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Hay

Son
Male

James N

Hay

Son
Female

Margaret C

Livingston

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Hay

Head

Married

39

1842

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane H

Hay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Hay

Son

-

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

Margaret P

Hay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

William

Hay

Son

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Jemima B

Hay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

Robert A

Hay

Son

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

James N

Hay

Son

-

1

1880

Fife, Scotland

Margaret C

Livingston

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

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