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Household of Peter Merry (born 1829, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 Merry and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Merry, born in 1829 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Merry, born in 1832 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1858 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Half Brother, John Cuthbertson, born in 1819 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Peter Merry's household
Peter
Merry
Head
Mary
Merry
Wife
James
Merry
Son
Ann
Merry
Daughter
George
Merry
Son
Peter
Merry
Son
Mary
Merry
Daughter
Andrew
Merry
Son
Samuel
Merry
Son
John
Cuthbertson
Half Brother
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Merry |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Merry | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Merry | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James | Merry | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Merry | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Merry | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Merry | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Merry | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Merry | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Merry | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cuthbertson | Half Brother | Unmarried | 62 | 1819 | Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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