Robert Peterson
Born 1845
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Household of Peter McWhirter (born 1841, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foula, Shetland, 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 McWhirter and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McWhirter, born in 1841 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth McWhirter, born in 1845 in Whaley, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1867 in Whaley, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Burry, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Charles (born 1876 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Gilbert G (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Peter McWhirter's household
Peter
McWhirter
Head
Elisabeth
McWhirter
Wife
Robert
McWhirter
Son
Thomas
McWhirter
Son
Alexander
McWhirter
Son
James
McWhirter
Son
Charles
McWhirter
Son
Magnus
McWhirter
Son
Gilbert G
McWhirter
Son
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | McWhirter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | McWhirter | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | McWhirter | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Whaley, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | McWhirter | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Whaley, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Thomas | McWhirter | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Burry, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Alexander | McWhirter | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | McWhirter | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Charles | McWhirter | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Magnus | McWhirter | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Gilbert G | McWhirter | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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