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Household of Peter Keir (born 1806, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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 Keir and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Keir, born in 1806 in Charlestown, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Janet, born 1846 in Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son-In-Law, William (born 1851 in Charlestown, Fife, Scotland) and Peter's Grandson, James (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland).


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Peter Keir's household

Male

Peter

Keir

Head
Male

William

Montrie

Son-In-Law
Female

Janet

Montrie

Daughter
Male

James

Montrie

Grandson
First name(s) Peter
Last name Keir
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Keir

Head

Widower

75

1806

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

William

Montrie

Son-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Montrie

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

James

Montrie

Grandson

Unmarried

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

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