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Household of Peter Melrose (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

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 Melrose and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Melrose, born in 1840 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Melrose, born in 1842 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1864 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1869 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Peter Melrose's household

Male

Peter

Melrose

Head
Female

Jane

Melrose

Wife
Male

John

Melrose

Son
Female

Helen

Melrose

Daughter
Male

Peter

Melrose

Son
Male

James

Melrose

Son
Female

Jessie

Melrose

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Melrose

Son
Male

Robert

Melrose

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Melrose
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Melrose

Head

Married

41

1840

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Melrose

Wife

Married

39

1842

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Melrose

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Melrose

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Melrose

Son

-

12

1869

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Melrose

Son

-

11

1870

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Melrose

Daughter

-

9

1872

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Melrose

Son

-

6

1875

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Melrose

Son

-

4

1877

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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