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Household of Peter Mearns (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 Mearns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Mearns, born in 1843 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Mearns, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1865 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, James Stevenson, born in 1854 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Peter Mearns's household

Male

Peter

Mearns

Head
Female

Agnes

Mearns

Wife
Female

Jane

Mearns

Daughter
Male

Peter

Mearns

Son
Female

Agnes

Mearns

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mearns

Daughter
Male

James

Mearns

Son
Male

James

Stevenson

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Mearns

Head

Married

38

1843

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mearns

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mearns

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Mearns

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mearns

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mearns

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mearns

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Stevenson

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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