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Household of Peter L Cattanach (born 1832, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 L Cattanach and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter L Cattanach, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Peter L was the head of the household, married to Jane B H Cattanach, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John H (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet L (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter L (born - in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James E (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter L's Servant, Janet A (born 1858 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Peter L's Servant, Isabella (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter L's Servant, Margaret C (born 1864 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Peter L Cattanach's household

Male

Peter L

Cattanach

Head
Female

Jane B H

Cattanach

Wife
Male

John H

Cattanach

Son
Female

Janet L

Cattanach

Daughter
Male

Peter L

Cattanach

Son
Male

James E

Cattanach

Son
Female

Janet A

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Servant
Female

Margaret C

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) Peter L
Last name Cattanach
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter L

Cattanach

Head

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B H

Cattanach

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John H

Cattanach

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet L

Cattanach

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter L

Cattanach

Son

-

-

-

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James E

Cattanach

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet A

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret C

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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